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We will review the current [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 Massachusetts House] and [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2619 Senate data privacy bills]. [https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-amendments-to-h4746-massachusetts-consumer-data-privacy-act?clear_id=true Digital 4th has reviewed both bills and suggested a number of amendments] including: | |||
* making it easier for individuals to sue when their data is shared in a way that is illegal; | |||
* adding "philosophical beliefs" to the definition of sensitive data; | |||
* strengthening protections for data on children; | |||
* adding data derived from your genetic data to the definition of sensitive data. | |||
Other bills: | Other bills: | ||
Latest revision as of 20:11, 25 January 2026
Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/
Recording:
Reports
Decisions/Endorsements
United States Pirate Party Issues?
Projects/Events
2026 Campaigns & Voter Outreach
Leader: Jamie
Pirate News
Leader: Joseph
- Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed
Commonwealth Bills to Review
We will review the current Massachusetts House and Senate data privacy bills. Digital 4th has reviewed both bills and suggested a number of amendments including:
- making it easier for individuals to sue when their data is shared in a way that is illegal;
- adding "philosophical beliefs" to the definition of sensitive data;
- strengthening protections for data on children;
- adding data derived from your genetic data to the definition of sensitive data.
Other bills:
- An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems (H.3749 / S.2438)
- An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance (H.2687)
- Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122)
- Right to Repair Bills:
- Decrim Sex Work Bills from https://bswac.org/. Emailed Rikki and Desmond their thoughts on them as they are the most up to date on the issue:
- An Act to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade (H.1980)
Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.
Bills We Decided On
Endorsed:
- An Act to provide accountability in the use of biometric recognition technology and comprehensive enforcement (H.96/S.36)
- Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)
- H.1973. An Act protecting personal security. We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
- S.1731. An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos. Not great, but we'll support it, because it sucks less than the status quo.
- H.1946/ An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology. We support the warrant requirements, and the bills provisions for transparency and reporting.
- An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work (H.2467)
- An Act relative to safe reporting (H.1747)
- An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer (H.2634)
Federal Bills to Review
- Anti-File Sharing bills:
- Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (H.R.791) - ...more
- American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) ...more)
- ... more on the bills at https://torrentfreak.com/fears-of-overblocking-unite-critics-of-u-s-pirate-site-blocking-bill/
- Kids Online Safety Act (S.1748)
- Pro Codes Act (H.R.4009 ...more
- American Music Fairness Act (H.R.861)
A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles
We haven't adhered to our Articles of Agreement's Member Meetings section strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and Time sections. Meetings have met weekly and bi-weekly (our current form) and not twice a year each over six weeks.
Rework them to:
- Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
- Rework the member meetings to be on-line at least once a month
- Set when elections for the pirate council is and that we can elect people at a conference or on-line by secret ballot
Working on a draft document at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPRevisedMemberMeetingsArticles
Other To Do
Upcoming Events
- Nomination form ready by 12/12/2025 (or earlier)
- Nominations and candidate statements due by 1/30/2026
- Ballots go out on Friday 2/13/2026 (or earlier)
- Elections closing on 2/27/2026.
