Four Good Bills and One Bad Bill (February 3, 2024)
Thanks to everyone who helped with the Location Shield Act (H.357 / S.148) week of action. NBC Boston, Telemundo (en Español) and the Transcript &…
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Tonight: Member Meeting (February 1, 2024)
Tonight, Feb. 1st, at 9pm Eastern is our regular member video meeting. To participate: Summaries of the meetings and agendas are at our wiki.…
Nominations Close Today (January 25, 2024)
We will elect our Pirate Council as part of our Winter conference. Positions include Captain, First Officer, Quartermaster, PR/Media Director, Activism Director, Swarmwise Director, Web/Info…
Calls Needed for the Location Shield Act (January 24, 2024)
The Location Shield Act (H.357/S.148) will ban data brokers from buying and selling the location data collected on us. Which is why we…
Wed: Location Shield Act Webinar (January 16, 2024)
The Location Shield Act (H.357/S.148) will ban data brokers from buying and selling the location data collected on us. When it passes, we…
Member Meeting, Thursday (January 10, 2024)
This Thursday, 1/11 at 9pm Eastern is our regular member video meeting. To participate: We will choose the date for our Winter 2024…
Winter Conference Questionnaire (December 13, 2023)
We are planning the Winter 2024 conference and want your input on when it should be, what form it should take and what…
Surveillance Reform Bills Need Your Help (December 11, 2023)
This Tuesday, the US House will vote on two “reform” bills of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Section 702. The truth is that…
Copyright Office Wants Your Input on AI (October 13, 2023)
The US Copyright Office wants your input on copyright law and policy issues raised by generative AI to assess whether legislative or regulatory…
Pirate News: KOSA? Hell No! (October 9, 2023)
Steve and James discuss the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), our upcoming conference and whatever we crosses our transom. Our Fall conference will…