Privacy Matters

Back in the first few weeks of the Occupy Wall Street movement, we heard strange rumors circulating on Twitter suggesting that the NYPD had used some kind of strobe light to prevent journalists from filming them. Then Russia Today released this video, proving the allegations were true:

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Over the past few months, we've been hearing lots of 'chatter' suggesting that the US military is moving beyond policy paper, doomsday planning scenarios forecasting civil unrest and has started to implement troop movements based on these apocalyptic scenarios.

Demonstrators and press nationwide have been speculating for weeks about federal involvement in police crackdowns nationwide.

Many of you have likely seen this first video showing a truly horrifying spectacle: a row of students, heads tucked into their chests, sitting down on the ground, are sprayed in the face by a man protesters have identified as UC Davis police officer Lt. John Pike. He sprays the students as if he is watering his garden, moving up and down the row spraying directly at them from only a few feet away.

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Some pretty creative coders created a program enabling smartphone users to text updates about police movements, break away demonstrations, medical crises and more to a constantly-updated map: #OccupyMap.