Re:Major impact for law enforcement and politics. (Score 1)

RE: Item 1: The microwave-linked minicam The issue here was not the microwave link. The issue was the low-light-level capability of the cameras. The cops had zero idea that the media could get good pictures under these conditions and thought they could bash with impugnity. The cameras themselves were actually very cool - image orthicon tubes with a rotating color wheel to get color images.