Monthly Archives: February 2013

Supreme Court Kills 4th Amendment On-line

Yesterday the Supreme Court killed our 4th Amendment right to privacy on-line. In a 5-4 vote, they ruled that the ACLU and other plaintiffs did not have standing to bring their case challenging the FISA Amendments Act that allowed warrantless wiretapping. … Continue reading

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Intl. Privacy Day & CryptoParty – Sat., 2/23 (Flyer)

What: International Privacy Day and CryptoParty Why: To stand up for our right to privacy When: Saturday, Feb. 23rd Rally – 1pm-3pm Cryptoparty – 3pm-5pm Where: Rally – State House, assemble at 40 Beacon St. Cryptoparty – Encuentro 5, 9 … Continue reading

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Videographers needed for 2/23 IDP CryptoParty

Saturday, Feb. 23rd, we will be celebrating International Day of Privacy with a rally at the State House with other groups after noon. After the rally we will be holding a CryptoParty starting at 3pm.  It will focus on using … Continue reading

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Why you should oppose the AG’s Mass. electronic wiretapping bill

Here is the video from my appearance on the Two Hot Heads show on Unregular Radio. Alex Marthews from the Campaign for Digital Fourth Amendment Rights joined me to discuss the No TSA on the MBTA march and rally as … Continue reading

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Stay safe out there

With day two of the Blizzard of 2013 on us, we hope everyone is safe from the blizzard. While Governor Patrick’s travel ban is excessive ($500 fine and/or a year in jail – don’t we have enough folks in jail?), … Continue reading

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Pirate Lunch This Week, Wed., Feb. 6th, noon

The next Pirate Lunch will be this Wednesday, February 6th starting at noon.  It will be at Tavern in the Square, 730 Mass. Avenue, Central Sq., Cambridge, MA.  For more info see: map & directions; Google Calendar reminder. Tweet

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Cryptoparty on Feb. 23rd

For Saturday, Feb. 23rd, we are organizing a Cryptoparty as part of the International Day for Privacy #IDP13 Protest.  If you want to help with the protest or the cryptoparty, please contact us at info@masspirates.org. Tweet

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TSA out of the MBTA & other actions today

The TSA out of the MBTA action kicks off soon. Hope you can make it. I’ll be on The Two Hotheads show on Unregular Radio around 3pm to talk about the AG’s attempts to increase surveillance by state government. The … Continue reading

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