Good bills need your help (July 9, 2024)
The Massachusetts legislature ends its session on July 31st and several bills need your help to get passed. Please look up your Mass. rep and…
Category: Surveillance
Pirate News: NYC Comptroller – ShotSpotter an Expensive Boondoggle (July 3, 2024)
Eli, Joe, Steve and James discuss the NYC Comptroller’s ShotSpotter report, Secretary of State Galvin’s statements on elections, housing undocumented immigrants at the…
Realtors try to halt Transfer Tax (June 10, 2024)
Eli, Steve and James discuss the real estate industry’s attempts to stop the Massachusetts legislature from letting cities and towns adopt a real…
House UnAmerican Activities (May 27, 2024)
In the latest Pirate News, Joe, Steve and James discuss Congressional attempts to silence associations with TikTok, Texas’ Porn Hub ban and some…
US House Passes No Warrant, No Data Bill (April 22, 2024)
Eli, Joe and James discuss the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, FISA Section 702 renewal and the House adding the TikTok…
7 of 9 Mass. US Reps. agree: No warrant needed to spy on you! (April 15, 2024)
Eli, Steve, Joe and James discuss challenging ShotSpotters in Somerville and the FISA Section 702 renewal vote. Joseph Onoroski, our nominee for 17th…
Pirate News: Pirate Joe for State Rep. (April 14, 2024)
Steve, Joe and James discuss US and EU efforts to rein in some surveillance capitalists, who should bear the cost of crumbling foundations…
Cory Doctorow Enshittification discussion at Harvard, Thursday, 6pm (April 9, 2024)
This Thursday, 6-7pm, Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center will host Enshittification, Disenshittification and The Bezzle: Cory Doctorow in conversation with Randall Munroe. Unfortunately, it…
Pirate News: ShotSpotters Revealed (March 6, 2024)
Steve, Joe and James discuss Wired’s map of the locations of ShotSpotters in the US, Massachusetts State Troopers illegally recording people, our latest…
Pirate News: Axon: One AI To Spy On Us All (February 6, 2024)
Steve, Joe and James discuss body camera maker Axon’s plan to use AI spy on us where ever we work, Boston approving more…