Getting Better with Application Privacy

November 25, 2020

Apparently a social media site got hacked recently, or perhaps an employee put some of their unencrypted date on a public server. I won't go into the details, but I am sure you can find it on the web. With that in mind, I will share an application privacy workshop I gave to Code for Boston in May 2019. Securing web sites is hard especially when you have other people's private or sensitive data. In the talk I lay out steps web programers, designers and quality assurance folk can do to better...
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No IRC Meeting Tonight

November 25, 2020

Since tomorrow is Turkey day, I am canceling tonight's IRC meeting. We hope you are able to gather with your immediate family and friends tomorrow in a safe manner. With others, you can always talk with them over Jitsi's free and secure video chat. I posted a draft December 2nd IRC agenda. Add to it as needed. Contact us at info@masspirates.org if you do not have a wiki account. December 4th is the International Day against DRM, so we will likely discuss it at this Sunday's Pirate News.

Pirate News Starts 7:30pm Tonight

November 22, 2020

We had technical difficulties and were not able to record last Sunday's Pirate News. We talked about Disney's creative way to screw writers out of paying royalties and what it could mean for creators if Disney's legal effort succeeds. Alan Dean Foster's letter to Disney is a thing of beauty. Our Pirate News live stream starts again tonight at 7:30pm: You can find our past videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/masspirates/videos including those from our party conference last week...
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Sunday Party Conference Session

November 15, 2020

Our party conference is starts today at noon. It will go until 4:30pm. The schedule is up at our 2020 Conference. You can catch it on our live stream: Or watch yesterday's live stream:

Saturday Party Conference Session

November 14, 2020

Our party conference is starting today at noon. It will go until 4:30pm and afterwards, we will join the Pirate Party International's Pirate Beer gathering. The schedule is up at our 2020 Conference. If you want to take part, registration is free and we encourage anyone who is interested in the Pirate Party to attend. We have emailed registrants the participation link if they signed up before the Saturday session. Today's live stream details are below (Updated): Sign up if you wan...
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Conference starts this Saturday!

November 13, 2020

While the rest of the country waits to see if the election worked, we're pressing on! You're invited to help steer the ship at this year's Pirate Conference! noon-4:30pm Saturday and Sunday, online of course. What issues do you want to see us take action on? How do we spread our message to people disillusioned with the two party system? How do we identify and cultivate a new crop of candidates? We can't answer these questions without you! If you want to take part, registration is free and...
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Pirate News: Post Election 2020 & Upcoming Conference

November 9, 2020

Pirates Steve, Joe, James and Malt discuss the latest updates on the Massachusetts Pirate Party, reflect on the 2020 election and talk about our upcoming party conference. Our on-line party conference will be November 14-15th;Register on-line.

Posted Nov. 14-15 Conference Schedule

November 5, 2020

We posted the schedule for our 2020 Conference. It is also listed below. Our annual party conference will be Saturday, November 14th and Sunday, November 15th. It will be virtual and run from noon to 4:30pm each day. The conference will focus on planning, expanding our platform and organizing how-tos. After it ends on Saturday, we'll join the Pirate Party International's Pirate Beer gathering. Registration is free and we encourage anyone who is interested in the Pirate Party to attend. W...
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Election is Over, Party Conference Next

November 4, 2020

Yesterday's election is done, though we wait for the final counting to finish. Millions of people voted early and they deserve to have their vote counted, whomever wins. We supported Questions 1 & 2 and voters overwhelmingly agreed with us on the need to expand the automotive right to repair law and passed Question 1 overwhelmingly. Question 1 is shaping up to be the most expensive ballot initiative in Massachusetts history, but it moves us forward on Right to Repair. Ranked Choice ...
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Election Night Live Stream, 8pm

November 3, 2020

Tonight, we will join the United States Pirate Party's election night live stream. We hope you will join us. Today, voters will choose whether two ballot initiatives pass: Right to Repair and Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). We support both initiatives and urge you to support them as well. When you vote, be sure to flip your ballot over to vote YES on Question 2. Ranked Choice Voting is simple, fair, and easy. With an RCV ballot, you can vote for one candidate just like you always have, or...
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