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== Summary ==
== Summary ==


 
Facebook.  See https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201209/13320045855/open-season-ftc-48-attorneys-general-file-separate-antitrust-lawsuits-against-facebook.shtml


== Minutes ==
== Minutes ==

Revision as of 22:05, 9 December 2020

Review

Decisions/Endorsements

Facebook Statement

info

Statement etherpad

Cancel IRC meeting on the 30th?

Projects

Goals for Q4 2021:

  • Organize meetups
  • Revise platform
  • Organize Fundraiser
  • Organize candidate trainings

Video Newsletter/Podcast

Leader: Joseph

  • Next pirate news recording scheduled for Sunday, 7pm unless changed
  • Topic is interview with founder of turq.io, Tim Wallis, and likely tech lead
  • What to ask?

Democracy and Dogfood (Tech)

Next meeting is Dec 12, 11am-1pm on-line

Surveillance Mapping

  • Come up with a how to instructions
    • Paper - done
    • iPhone - done
    • Android
  • Come up with how to videos

Regional Meetings/Events

In-person events, including outdoor events, on hold until COVID-19 numbers go down.

Leader: jokeefe

2021

Boston Pride Festival

  • table booked
  • setup signup sheet
  • Announce
  • Need to purchase insurance
  • Need volunteer sign up form
  • Tie to an activity, mapping the CCTV cameras in Boston or along the Pride parade route?

Campaigns

  • Free the Moderna Vaccine
    • Planning new event

Bills

Federal

  • EARN IT Act
  • PATRIOT Act renewal

State

  • Legislature extended session
  • Push to get Right to Repair bill to a vote.
  • Some of facial recognition moratorium is in the police reform bill

Computer donations

Platform Discussion

Moved to 2020 Platform Discussion

Other To Do

  • Application to PPI
  • Post statement on Archive.org Suit
  • Post statement on our opposition to S.4051 - Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act.


Tabled Projects

FOSS Tutorials

Worcester farm group is interested in having some FOSS tutorials. Perhaps:

  • how to do basic labels in GIMP,
  • work through a few sample spreadsheets related to seed cost and
  • similarly applicable real-world situations, depending on the needs of the group

Basically how to do graph design & product management with open source tools. Malt will put together a one paragraph description of what we need and we can mail it out to ask pirates to help.

Upcoming Events

  • Every Tuesday, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting, on-line
  • Sat., 12/12, 11am-1pm, 'Democracy Meeting, on-line

Participants

  • Joe (Joseph Onoroski, Lowell)
  • jokeefe (James O’Keefe, Somerville)
  • malt (sam capradae, worcester)
  • srevilak (Steve Revilak, Arlington)

Observers

  • ChanServ
  • davidd
  • hvxgr
  • Deffy
  • mikey
  • slerman

Summary

Facebook. See https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201209/13320045855/open-season-ftc-48-attorneys-general-file-separate-antitrust-lawsuits-against-facebook.shtml

Minutes