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Pirate News: What happens in Nevada won’t stay in Nevada (February 24, 2020)
In the latest Pirate News we talk about current events including the latest election results and a net neutrality update. Net Neutrality FCC…
Pirate News: Facebook woes (February 17, 2020)
Secretary Steve, Quartermaster Joe and Captain James talk about the trials and tribulations of Facebook and especially their users, including these articles: Zuckerberg…
Tech Meeting, Sun., March. 8th (February 14, 2020)
Our next tech meeting will be Sunday, March 8th, 2-4pm. It will be at Mr Crêpe, 51 Davis Sq, Somerville. Hope you can make it. You can…
Find out if your Municipality uses Facial Recognition Technology (February 13, 2020)
Thanks to everyone who filled out MuckRock’s FOIA request system to find out whether police are using facial recognition technology and how. Eleven requests are up…
Today: Register to Vote before the Primary (February 12, 2020)
Today is the last day to register to vote if you want to participate in the March 3rd presidential primary. Anyone registered under…
First Pirate News of 2020 (February 11, 2020)
Captain James, Quartermaster Joe and Secretary Steve start with a discussion of Ranked Choice Voting (aka Instant Runoff Voting), how it works, why…
Register for the Pres. Primary by Wed. (February 10, 2020)
To vote in the March 3rd presidential primary, citizens have to register to vote by Wednesday, February 12th. Anyone registered under the Pirate…
Stop Ring Surveillance (January 31, 2020)
Jeff Bezos, using his media empire, created the “porch pirate” narrative in order to push demand for Ring cameras. Having deployed them in…
Tech Meetup, Sunday (January 30, 2020)
Our next tech meeting is this Sunday, February 2nd, 2pm-4pm at Diesel Cafe, 257 Elm St., Somerville. Please note the new time. We are working on a…
Cryptoparty Tonight, 6pm (January 29, 2020)
The Boston Cryptoparty is today, Wednesday, January 29th at Encuentro 5. It starts at 6pm and ends around 8pm. Encuentro 5 is at 9…