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 in most of the news media, Saturday’s 40,000-strong Boston protests against extremism—and the tiny ultra-right rally that sparked them— were only wins […]
MIGHTY 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, sometimes they may not have the power to oversee the police department properly. “
DEAR 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.
THE 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 surveillance-related news in the Commonwealth.
AU CONTRAIRE GRANDE FRERE: MASS OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO THREAT AT HOME FOLLOWING PARIS ATTACKS, YET PUT FORCES ON INCREASED ALERT ANYWAY
It’s never easy criticizing vigilant Big Brother while the crime scene is still bloody.
BOSTON TROLLING (PART 2)
Smarter city or city under surveillance?
BOSTON TROLLING (PART I)
You partied hard at Boston Calling and there’s facial recognition data to prove it
BOSTON TROLLING (PART I): YOU PARTIED HARD AT BOSTON CALLING AND THERE’S FACIAL RECOGNITION DATA TO PROVE IT
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. More like technology that analyzes every passerby for height, clothing, and skin color.
