Surveillance – Page 9 – Massachusetts Pirate Party

by jokeefe

Main Topic Surveillance Take Action

Testify at the Mass. facial recognition commission on July 30th! (July 24, 2021)

The Massachusetts legislature’s Facial Recognition Commission will hear public testimony on Friday, July 30. The commission is tasked with studying police use of facial recognition technology and reporting…

by jokeefe

Main Topic Surveillance Take Action

Boston Win Over Surveillance! (July 6, 2021)

Thanks to Boston-area Pirates for helping stop Boston’s plan to network all the regional surveillance cameras! The next step is to make sure…

by jokeefe

Freedom of Speech Main Topic Privacy Surveillance Transparency

In Tribute: Kevin Michael Gallagher. (June 11, 2021)

I have more to say at the end, but Asher Wolf certainly said it better than I can, so she should go first.…

by jokeefe

Main Topic Surveillance Take Action

Stop the Greater Boston CCTV Network! (June 11, 2021)

Due to the efforts of many, the ACLU and other civil rights organizations, Boston Mayor Kim Janey has put on hold an effort…

by jokeefe

Main Topic Pirate Moot Podcasts & Pirate News Surveillance

Pirate News Tonight: Stopping the Boston Surveillance Network (May 30, 2021)

We talk tonight at 7:30pm about what’s going on with the Pirate Party and give the Pirate perspective on this week’s news. We…

by masspirates

Main Topic Podcasts & Pirate News Privacy Surveillance Transparency

Pirate News: Openness and Surveillance (April 5, 2021)

Joe, Malt, Steve and James talk about what’s going on with the Pirate Party and give the Pirate perspective on this week’s news.…

by masspirates

Criminal Justice Main Topic Surveillance

Pirate Party Opposes the Worcester ShotSpotter Connect Deal (March 24, 2021)

The Pirate Party stridently objects to the Worcester ShotSpotter Connect deal. Since the first dishonest public meeting, this whole project has been forced…

by jokeefe

Main Topic Podcasts & Pirate News Surveillance

Pirate News: Countering surveillance in Mass. (March 8, 2021)

This week’s Pirate News is up. Joe, Steve and James talk about what’s going on with the Pirate Party and give the Pirate…

by masspirates

Freedom of Speech Main Topic Surveillance

End white supremacy! End surveillance! (January 19, 2021)

The events that unfolded at the capitol building on January 6th will be remembered in history as the day the threat of white…

by jokeefe

Civil Liberties Issues Main Topic Privacy Surveillance

Legislature Fumbles Police Reform Bill (December 23, 2020)

Governor Baker opposed the limited restrictions on facial recognition software in the legislature’s police reform bill (S.2963). The legislature buckled and passed a…