BOSTON TROLLING (PART I)
You partied hard at Boston Calling and there's facial recognition data to prove it
View ArticleBOSTON TROLLING (PART I): YOU PARTIED HARD AT BOSTON CALLING AND THERE’S...
Boston Calling attendees didn’t know they were all unwitting test subjects for a sophisticated new event monitoring platform. We’re not talking about old school black and white surveillance cameras....
View ArticleAU CONTRAIRE GRANDE FRERE: MASS OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO THREAT AT HOME...
It’s never easy criticizing vigilant Big Brother while the crime scene is still bloody.
View ArticleTHE YEAR IN MASS SURVEILLANCE
You’d be better off using divination sticks than relying on TV to find out what’s going on regarding these matters, so we keep track of it all. Here’s a brief overview of this year’s...
View ArticleDEAR READER: RIP NAT HENTOFF, BUT A WIN FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BOSTON
He also wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan, which was an honor among honors even before the freewheelin’ troubadour became a Nobel laureate.
View ArticleMIGHTY FOURTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIVIL LIBERTIES CRUSADER ALEX MARTHEWS
"It’s a historic issue. There isn’t really a culture of democratic accountability for the police, and when it comes to elected towns and officials, in many towns and cities across Massachusetts,...
View ArticleTHAT ‘FREE SPEECH’ THING
Photo by Kori Feener Mayor Walsh and various police agencies were no friends of civil liberties at Boston’s monster protests against the ultra right Despite the “mission accomplished” happy talk...
View ArticleREFORMS ON FACIAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY
Tighter regulations could help protect civil liberties
View ArticleSENATORS ED MARKEY AND ELIZABETH WARREN CALL FOR STUDENT PROTECTION AGAINST...
Investigation finds that edtech surveillance platforms need "urgent federal action" to safeguard students
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