Thursday technology links round-up

This week's update is quick and dirty. Just the facts:

“RIP 1st amendment rights”: Miami SWAT raids Occupy

"They said that they had gotten a tip that we had 'long guns' and were going to use them at our protest," an Occupy Miami protester told the Miami New Times. "But we are a peaceful movement and told them that we had no intention of doing anything like that."

Video analytics are super creepy

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Material support to terrorists: will double standards prevail?

Truth tellers who care about civil liberties have long been an imperiled species in Congress. With the impending exodus of Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) following a Republican re-districting ploy they are on their way to extinction. 

Drones with weapons! What could go wrong?

Just yesterday a woman was killed when police tasered her.

Majority rules; civil liberties disappear

You thought Congress could never act in a bipartisan way? Have a look at its recent legislative record of cutting back on civil liberties and civil rights.

Another subpoena to Twitter for #OWS related account info

UPDATE: According to Reuters, both Jeff Rae and Malcolm Harris are challenging the subpoenas to Twitter for their records. The National Lawyers Guild is representing both activists.

The moral dangers of non-lethal weapons

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NYPD intimidation of #OWS and the architecture of NYC surveillance

Coming back for more: NYC DA after more info on @getsworse

Occupy Wall Street activist and writer Malcolm Harris (@getsworse) today received a second subpoena from Twitter.