131105

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131104 - http://bit.ly/1eetH9F  yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Help: EU #NetNeutrality Consultation Closes Today - http://bit.ly/175UTFf   sorry, I only heard about this yesterday #urgent

Revealed: Britain's 'secret listening post in the heart of Berlin'  - http://ind.pn/16C4MYL  lots more where this came from (v @superglaze)

Why Opening Up Clinical Trials Data Is Good For Pharma Companies Too - http://bit.ly/1cKK8ql  so let's release it

China’s latest version of Viagra comes from kangaroo testicles - http://bit.ly/18USA21  but what do the kangaroos think about it?

transatlantic trade deal is a full-frontal assault on democracy - http://bit.ly/17CfelS  good @GeorgeMonbiot piece on #ISDS  in #TAFTA / #TTIP

Johnson & Johnson to pay $2 billion for false marketing - http://cnnmon.ie/1a4Ch6B  whoa, that's big (v @pharmagossip @evaottesmith)

#Cyprus : the home of British/American Internet surveillance in Middle East - http://bit.ly/1760LhN  the thought did occur to me #gchq   #nsa

NASA's Kepler ushers in a new era of astronomy - http://bit.ly/1aoFv1o  imagine what we'd know if we didn't waste money on wars...

VPN Provider Details DMCA and User Data Requests in Transparency Report - http://bit.ly/1b0RzKD   #transparency  is good

Legal Implications of #TAFTA / #TTIP  for the Acquis Communautaire and the ENVI Relevant Sectors - http://bit.ly/Ht9xu7  seriously bad news

Whistleblowing in Europe: the time has come to tell a new story - http://bit.ly/1cKWfnk  yes, supporting #whistleblowers  key task for us all

#Canada  quietly ratifies controversial international investment convention - http://bit.ly/173YdeD  will regret doing this (v @Morality124)

New Images Of Revamped Battersea Power Station - http://bit.ly/185H6cs  great; now please get on with it... #london

Telegraph piece smearing Guardian asks wrong Q - http://bit.ly/1iJS5gE  which is: how many of 850K accessing GCHQ dbs have abused that info?

#IBM  Shows How Non-Innovative It Has Become: Threatens To Sue #Twitter  On Eve Of IPO Over Bogus Patents - http://bit.ly/1iJTCU7  exactly

New Zealand approves email and phone snooping law - http://bit.ly/17JXYJj  nobody asked the public, of course (v @Asher_Wolf)#nz

#NSA  row should not hit trade talks, Kerry tells Europe - http://bit.ly/176ZBCC  otherwise US will hit Europe... #TAFTA / #TTIP

Extended badger cull in Somerset still fails to reach government target - http://bit.ly/1cMeiti  what a farce - aka: "pulling a paterson"...

#TAFTA / #TTIP : Job Claims Are Pure Baloney - http://bit.ly/HEkOss  just as they were with #NAFTA  and #KORUS

"The aforementioned defendants were also convicted up to 3,000 years of prison" - http://bit.ly/HHoQzo  what??? (v @jilliancyork @ZoeAlif)

Is #Snowden  Inspiring A New Wave Of #Whistleblowers ? - http://bit.ly/HEmulK  would be hugely significant if so #courageiscontagious

#Canada , the failed petrostate? - http://bit.ly/Hu6tOr  important piece explosing #FUD  around #tarsands  (v @MarkJaccard @Tzeporah)

"blogs are not journalism: they are marketing tools specifically designed to try to sell a product" - http://cnn.it/1aCv3cC  (v @normative)

Rewheel's input to public consultation on EU telecoms - http://bit.ly/HyjlmZ  haven't read all this - it's long - but looks v interesting

Lobbying bill paused for six weeks to allow government rethink - http://bit.ly/1fhJJx0  well, that's a relief; the battle goes on, though...

Former DHS/NSA Official Attacks Bruce Schneier With Bizarre, Factually Incorrect, Non-sensical Rant - http://bit.ly/175GXpm  good background

"investment agreements enable companies to sue the government over perfectly sensible and just regulatory changes " - http://bit.ly/1bWbM2D

US Court Rules Again That Natural Phenomena Cannot Be Patented, Casting Further Doubt On #GenePatents  - http://bit.ly/17DLy80  yay