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privacy eulogy (January 29, 2014)
Data Privacy Day (28 January) inspired me to write a eulogy for privacy, given the fact that various US government agencies are monitoring…
Pirate Party Prompts Successful Campaign Finance Ruling for Bitcoin (January 23, 2014)
Press release – Massachusetts Pirate Party – 1/23/2014 7:20 AM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PIRATE PARTY PROMPTS SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN FINANCE RULING FOR BITCOIN Boston,…
Commentary on DPU Docket 12-76-A: Investigation by the Department of Public Utilities on its own Motion into Modernization of the Electric Grid (January 19, 2014)
The Massachusetts Pirate Party submitted the following commentary for DPU Docket 12-76-A, “Investigation by the Department of Public Utilities on its own Motion…
S.1664: An Act to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (January 19, 2014)
On Wednesday Jan 22nd, the Massachusetts Senate will hold a hearing on S.1664, An Act to regulate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.…
Today: Submit Comments on Smart Meters (January 17, 2014)
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is seeking comments on the introduction of smart meters to Massachusetts. Smart meters can send data on…
Mass. Senate Passes On-Line Voter Registration (January 16, 2014)
Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill that would bring voting into the 21st century. The bill allows voters to cast their ballot…
Tell MA Senate To Say Yes To Online Voter Registration! (January 15, 2014)
Back in November the Massachusetts House has passed a bill that would bring voting into the 21st century. The two major improvements are…
Pirate Party Calls For Network Neutrality In Response To Court Ruling (January 14, 2014)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PIRATE PARTY CALLS FOR NETWORK NEUTRALITY IN RESPONSE TO COURT RULING New York, NY – January 14, 2014 – The…
Party with the Pirates at Arisia this weekend! (January 13, 2014)
Are you ready to get your geek on? Arisia is a multimedia (mostly sci-fi) convention, populated with people who have very Pirate point…
Verizon’s Take on NSA Surveillance (January 12, 2014)
Over the past few months, several Tech companies have issued strong condemnations of the NSA’s mass surveillance programs. This is a good first…