Thursday technology links round-up

Meet CISPA’s government buddy, Einstein 3

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Here's an idea: take the National Security Agency (NSA) and AT&T, two shameless and remorseless privacy offenders, and give them access to all data heading into and out of US federal government websites. Then pass all of that information on to DHS, but better not make too much noise about it.

Full text of White House CISPA veto threat

ZOMG heinous internet crimes require that we kill internet freedom! And look! Iran does bad stuff!

What's that saying? If you squeeze something you love too hard you might kill it?

Apparently the former director of the UK equivalent of the NSA, the GCHQ, is a tad hysterical about internet communications. He's squeezing too hard.

“CISPA and You: A Musical PSA”

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Take action against CISPA now.

Journalist spied on, repeatedly arrested in Miami

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Back in January 2012, freelance journalist Carlos Miller was documenting the police raid and eviction of Occupy Miami. You can watch video of his attempt to do so above.

William Binney: NSA’s Total Information Awareness bait and switch

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MA state police win 2011 SWAT competition

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This sure looks like military personnel training in military maneuvers, doesn't it?

It isn't.

Digging in the crates: militarized police raid on Utah desert rave

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"I think they're serious dude -- they got guns, man."

Pre-crime database? N-Dex contains “billions” of commercial records

"Where we'd like to go is not really where we can go."