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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

FLAME WAR: COUNCIL GREENLIGHTS SOCIAL MEDIA SURVEILLANCE DESPITE LACK OF BPD TRANSPARENCY

Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Posted December 19, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction

“We’re asking whether we should hand the BPD the capability to … do what exactly? They didn’t say. We need to know before we appropriate funds."

Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction Tagged With: Andrea Campbell, Ayanna Pressley, Boston City Council, boston mayor marty walsh, BPD, BRIC, facial recognition, Geofeedia, Metro Boston Homeland Security Region, social media surveillance, surveillance, Tito Jackson, Veterans For Peace

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