Join us at Freedom Rally 2018 (August 14, 2018)
We will be at Freedom Rally, September 14-16, and we want your help. This year our space will be used as an outdoor cryptoparty, live…
Category: Surveillance
Today 8/13: Turn out and testify on surveillance oversight (August 13, 2018)
From our friends over at Digital Fourth Massachusetts. Alex Marthews of Restore The Fourth will be there. Come out tonight! What: Cambridge City…
Senate kills wiretap expansion budget amendments bills (May 25, 2018)
Thanks to your calls and emails and those of many others, the Massachusetts Senate killed all three wiretap expansion bills some senators were…
Senators sneaking state surveillance power expansion in budget. Tell them no! (May 18, 2018)
Massachusetts Senators are trying to sneak into the budget unprecedented new state surveillance powers for prosecutors. We stopped them in November, and we need…
Monday, Help Rein In MA Fusion Centers (February 23, 2018)
On Monday, February 26th, we will join Digital Fourth volunteers in advocating for Senate President Harriette Chandler’s “Fundamental Freedoms Act“, which prohibits police…
Upcoming Cryptoparties (February 12, 2018)
The Somerville Cryptoparty is the last Wednesday of every month and will take place in February and March at The Sprouts, 339 Summer…
Section 702 renewal up for vote now, call your US Reps. (January 11, 2018)
Section 702 is a surveillance authority passed in 2008 as part of the FISA Amendments Act. It is used to justify the NSA’s…
Today: Stop renewal of warrantless email collection (December 20, 2017)
Section 702 is a surveillance authority passed in 2008 as part of the FISA Amendments Act. It is used to justify the NSA’s…
Get angry, then get even (December 2, 2017)
In a late night session with a hand scribbled bill, Congress gave a big wet kiss to the 1% while shafting the rest…
Wiretapping Amendments are finally dead (November 15, 2017)
Late last night the Massachusetts House voted down or had withdrawn the three amendments that would have expanded our wiretapping laws dramatically. Against…