James Comey says the FBI can’t let police talk about widely reported surveillance tech because of ‘bad people’

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Mall of America protesters threatened, harassed, spied on, facing conspiracy charges

The police response to a well publicized Black Lives Matter protest at the Mall of America in December should serve as a jarring wake up call to people who care about the First Amendment and political rights in the United States.

Minnesota police chief warns against regulating license plate readers, because ISIS

A Minnesota police chief has not-so-subtly warned state legislators that stopping police from warrantlessly tracking the movements of every motorist could play into ISIS' hands.

Poll shows public in Massachusetts has very little knowledge of empirical surveillance studies, but why?

Upcoming privacy and security workshops in the Boston area

Here's information about a couple of upcoming digital privacy workshops in the Boston area. They are both free and open to the public.

DIY Feminist Cybersecurity Workshop, hosted by the Safe Hub Collective

Sunday, February 15, 2015

2-4PM

Fields Corner Business Lab | 1452 Dorchester Ave, 4th Floor, Dorchester, MA

Because sometimes all you can do is laugh

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The NSA is so helpful! And scary!

Happy Friday. Thanks to Alexis Goldstein for sending me this video.

Judge: FBI can keep secret documents pertaining to assassination plot against Occupy activists

A federal judge has refused to force the FBI to hand over more information about an alleged assassination plot against Occupy Houston activists, reports Courthouse News.

Why is anti-privacy zealot Michael Hayden advising congress on domestic police policy?