Publication
Jan 9, 2019
Massachusetts State House

Building the future of freedom on Beacon Hill

As we face threats from the federal government, Massachusetts must exercise leadership to shape the future of freedom for our generation and those to come.
Publication
Jan 9, 2019
Blue circular digital matrix
  • Privacy and Surveillance

William Barr helped build America’s surveillance state

Senators should ask Barr about his support for unconstitutional spying that endangers our rights.
Publication
Dec 14, 2018
Police officer leaning against police car
  • Police Accountability|
  • +1 Issue

The right to record police doesn’t disappear when you put your phone in your pocket

In Massachusetts, a federal court affirmed that the First Amendment protects secret recording of police performing their duties in public.
Publication
Dec 12, 2018
Cell phone Stock
  • Privacy and Surveillance

There’s nothing inevitable about apps that track your every move

The advertising industry shouts that real protections for American consumers will break the ad-supported internet. They won't.
Publication
Dec 12, 2018
Amazon Doorbell
  • Privacy and Surveillance

Amazon’s disturbing plan to add face surveillance to your front door

Amazon’s patent application for doorbell cameras provides a roadmap for the company’s vision of a surveillance-heavy future.
Publication
Dec 11, 2018
Blue circular digital matrix
  • Privacy and Surveillance|
  • +1 Issue

A new generation of technologists fighting for a just future

As technology continues to advance and outpace policy and law, there will be an ever-increasing need for public interest technologists.
Publication
Dec 11, 2018
Cambridge City Hall
  • Privacy and Surveillance

Cambridge City Council passes surveillance oversight ordinance in unanimous vote

The ordinance requires City agencies including the police are required to seek City Council permission before buying, acquiring, or otherwise using new surveillance technologies.
Publication
Dec 4, 2018
Muslims Welcome Here sign
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

The effects of the Muslim Ban one year later

We’ve had one year of the Muslim ban. Congress must ensure it’s the last.
Publication
Dec 3, 2018
Mitch McConnell
  • Criminal Law Reform

How the FIRST STEP Act moves criminal legal reform forward

The FIRST STEP Act is a modest piece of legislation that tackles harsh sentencing while mostly failing to apply its reforms retroactively.