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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

civil liberties

THAT ‘FREE SPEECH’ THING

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 22, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized

 

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 ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Uncategorized Tagged With: Boston Police Department, BPD Commissioner Evans, civil liberties, Democracy, free speech, government, left wing, Mass State Police, mayor Marty Walsh, police brutality, Protest, right wing, riot cops, shitposter, social justice, ultra right

MIGHTY FOURTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH CIVIL LIBERTIES CRUSADER ALEX MARTHEWS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted May 22, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS

"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. "

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: 4th Amendment, Alex Marthews, Boston, Cambridge, civil liberties, Digital 4th, Fourth Amendment, Massachusetts, police body cameras, Restore the Fourth

DEAR READER: RIP NAT HENTOFF, BUT A WIN FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES IN BOSTON

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted January 16, 2017 Filed Under: Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS

He also wrote liner notes for Bob Dylan, which was an honor among honors even before the freewheelin’ troubadour became a Nobel laureate.

Filed Under: Dear Reader, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: alt media, Boston Boy, Boston Latin School, BPD, civil liberties, Jazz, Nat Hentoff, social media surveillance, Village Voice

THE YEAR IN MASS SURVEILLANCE

Written by ALEX MARTHEWS Posted December 22, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

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.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: #BINJbrother, #mapoli, Alex Marthews, bay state examiner, Big Brother, Black Lives Matter, BPD, BRIC, civil liberties, Commissioner William Evans, DHS, DigBoston, Digital 4th, Massachusetts, Muska Nassery, Segun Idowu, Shekia Scott, surveillance

AU CONTRAIRE GRANDE FRERE: MASS OFFICIALS SAY THERE’S NO THREAT AT HOME FOLLOWING PARIS ATTACKS, YET PUT FORCES ON INCREASED ALERT ANYWAY

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted November 16, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

It’s never easy criticizing vigilant Big Brother while the crime scene is still bloody.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: ACLU, Beacon Hill, biometrics, Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston Trolling, BPD, Charlie Baker, civil liberties, Deval Patrick, facial recognition, FBI, france, fusion centers, IBM, ISIS, legislature, Massachusetts, Paris, Paris attacks, security, surveillance, terrorism, war profiteering, William Evans

BOSTON TROLLING (PART 2)

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 9, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

Smarter city or city under surveillance?

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU, Alex Marthews, beta pilot, Bill Oates, boston calling, Boston Innovation, Boston Marathon, Boston Transportation Department, BPD, BRIC, civil liberties, Commonwealth Fusion Center, Department of Innovation and Technology, Digital Fourth, facial recognition, Fourth Amendment, IBM, intelligent video analytics, IVA, marathon bombing, Mass Emergency Management Agency, Mass Highway, Massachusetts, Massachusetts State Police, MassPort, Mayor Menino, MBTA, Smart Cities, Smart Surveillance System, SSS, surveillance

BOSTON TROLLING (PART I)

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 9, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

You partied hard at Boston Calling and there's facial recognition data to prove it

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: ACLU, Alex Marthews, beta pilot, boston calling, Boston Innovation, Boston Marathon, BPD, BRIC, civil liberties, Commonwealth Fusion Center, Department of Innovation and Technology, Digital Fourth, facial recognition, Fourth Amendment, IBM, intelligent video analytics, IVA, marathon bombing, Mayor Menino, Smart Cities, Smart Surveillance System, SSS, surveillance

BOSTON TROLLING (PART I): YOU PARTIED HARD AT BOSTON CALLING AND THERE’S FACIAL RECOGNITION DATA TO PROVE IT

Written by VARIOUS AUTHORS Posted August 7, 2014 Filed Under: FEATURES

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.

Filed Under: FEATURES Tagged With: ACLU, Alex Matthews, beta pilot, boston calling, Boston Innovation, Boston Marathon, BPD, BRIC, civil liberties, Commonwealth Fusuon Center, Digital Fourth, facial recognition, Fourth Amendment, IBM, intelligent video analytics, IVA, marathon bombing, Mayor Menino, Smart Cities, Smart Surveillance System, SSS, surveillance

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It’s the second time in less than a year that pr It’s the second time in less than a year that progressives have been dealt a bitter defeat in a crowded primary race. https://digboston.com/trump-guy-wins-the-democratic-primary-to-fill-deleos-seat/ #politics #election #Democrats #primary #legislature #Winthrop #Revere  #Massachusetts #MAGA #herp #derp
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