In the hands of police and other government agencies, face recognition technology presents an inherent threat to our privacy, free expression, information security, and social justice. Our faces are unique identifiers that can’t be left at home, or replaced like a stolen ID or compromised password.
The Aquinnah select board was in favor of Mara Duncan’s request for a non-binding ballot question. Duncan’s ballot question was for Holtec International, owner of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, decommissioned in 2019, not to discharge nuclear waste into Cape Cod Bay. Federal leaders from Massachusetts Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, […]
The 2022 schedule for the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society was unanimously approved by the West Tisbury select board Wednesday, Feb. 2, albeit reluctantly by select board chair Skipper Manter. The Agricultural Society submitted an extensive list of events they have planned for 2022, such as weddings, artisans fairs, and other activities. West Tisbury town administrator […]