Boston City Council stops BPD surveillance effort (September 1, 2025)
Thanks to everyone who came out to oppose the Boston Police Department’s (BPD) request for City Council approval for BPD to use three…
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Tuesday: Oppose Police Social Media Surveillance (August 18, 2025)
Boston Police (BPD) continue their efforts rollout more surveillance tools. This time on social media. Tuesday, August 19th, the Boston Public Safety Committee…
Chicopee Police Cams Mapped (August 15, 2025)
Jonathan Gerhardson, a journalist in Western Massachusetts, mapped police-owned cameras in Chicopee using public records requests and some digital sleuthing. He posted an…
8/19: Oppose Police Social Media Surveillance (August 12, 2025)
Boston Police (BPD) continue their efforts rollout more surveillance tools. This time on social media. On August 19th, the Boston Public Safety Committee…
Cambridge ShotSpotter Hearing Monday (May 31, 2025)
Monday, the Cambridge Public Safety Committee hosts a hearing to examine Cambridge’s use of ShotSpotters. You can attend in person, via Zoom or email testimony.…
Spring Conference, June 15th (May 12, 2025)
Our Spring 2025 conference will be Sunday, June 15th in the Lavender Room at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. The…
Member Meeting, Tonight, 8pm (May 11, 2025)
Our next member meeting is today, Sunday, May 11th. We will start at 8pm and it will end by 9pm. To participate: Summaries…
Upcoming Events (April 10, 2025)
We have a few upcoming events we want you to know about:
Trump Disappears People (April 8, 2025)
Last week ICE seized Fulbright scholar Rümeysa Öztürk on the streets of Somerville for co-writing this oped. Last month, DHS agents seized Mahmoud Khalil,…
Data Privacy Bill Hearing This Wednesday (April 7, 2025)
The Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity will hold a hybrid public hearing on bills related to data use, data…