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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141008 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2014/10/141008.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

lots of useful papers and info about #AU #dataretention & #copyright plans, by @MsLods - http://www.iinet.net.au/about/mediacentre/papers-and-presentations/

don't sign #TPP: A Petition to the Rt. Hon. John Key, Prime Minister of #NewZealand - http://www.itsourfuture.org.nz/take-action/defend-our-sovereignty/ not that he'll listen #NZ

EU: Put a stop to #TTIP & #CETA - https://secure.38degrees.org.uk/page/s/eu-ttip-petition part of the self-organised ECI - http://stop-ttip.org/ you can sign either

self-organised European Citizens’ Initiative against #TTIP & #CETA. pl. sign here - http://stop-ttip.org/sign/ already up to 311K in just 2 days

don't forget: European-wide protests against #TTIP, #CETA and #TISA on October 11, 2014 - http://www.stop-ttip-ceta-tisa.eu/en/international-press-release/ big day needs big crowds

#Ebola crisis: global response has ‘failed miserably’, says World Bank chief - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/08/ebola-crisis-world-bank-president-jim-kim-failure this was predicted and avoidable

The Abbott government's 'freedom' agenda is breathtakingly hypocritical - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/07/the-abbott-governments-freedom-agenda-is-breathtakingly-hypocritical "language of rights to protect business"

.@EUombudsman Slaps Down European Commission For Lack Of Transparency -- Again - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141008/07035628763/eu-ombudsman-slaps-down-european-commission-lack-transparency-again.shtml well done  #TTIP #GCHQ

Is the internet God? Alexander Bard's Syntheism paves the way for a new elite - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/07/god-internet-alexander-bard-syntheism-new-elite bonkers, but interesting

slovenian Panel Issues Strong Criticism of EU's Secret Free Trade Talks - http://www.bilaterals.org/?slovenia-panel-issues-strong everyone does #TTIP #ISDS

German aid criticised for funding #Thai TV show on ‘safe pesticide use’ - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/german-aid-criticised-funding-thai-tv-show-safe-pesticide-use-309042 insulting neo-colonialism

#TTIP: Trading rights for profits - http://www.equaltimes.org/trading-rights-for-profits useful new report from @equaltimes explains the basics #ISDS

#SouthAfrica: Don't strip protections for elephants! - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/975/253/983/ this is just insane

"the big winner from #CETA was not Europe, but the Canadian #tarsands industry" - http://www.ttip2014.eu/blog-detail/blog/FQD%20CETA%20Jadot.html huge implications for #TTIP

The incoming European Commissioner Andrus Ansip declares his support for free software - http://www.april.org/en/incoming-european-commissioner-andrus-ansip-declares-his-support-free-software a start, now follow through

self-organised European Citizens’ Initiative against #TTIP & #CETA. pl. sign here - http://stop-ttip.org/sign/ up to 1/3 million  in just 2 days

Data Breaches in Europe: Reported Breaches of Compromised Personal Records in Europe, 2005-2014 - http://cmds.ceu.hu/article/2014-10-07/data-breaches-europe-reported-breaches-compromised-personal-records-europe-2005 #privacy

"It is ironic that the mandate, having been leaked previously, has already been available for over a year.” - http://www.marietjeschaake.eu/2014/10/marietje-schaake-responds-to-making-public-of-ttip-negotiating-mandate/ #TTIP

DOJ In Silk Road Case: The FBI Doesn't Need Warrants To Hack Foreign Servers - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141008/12033528770/doj-silk-road-case-fbi-doesnt-need-warrants-to-hack-foreign-servers.shtml rest of the world, pl. take note

RT @emilydparker  "China angered after FBI head says Chinese hacking costs billions" http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/09/us-china-usa-cybersecurity-idUSKCN0HY0NO20141009 >>unlike #NSA's, which cost more

Secret trial defendant pleads guilty to possessing terrorist document - http://www.theguardian.com/law/2014/oct/09/secret-trial-defendant-pleads-guilty-possessing-terrorist-document "entitled ‘Bomb making'”: oh, come on

join the Thunderclap: "Stop TTIP, CETA & TiSA!" - https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/17353-stop-ttip-ceta-tisa halfway there... #o11DoA

Governments are souring on treaties to protect foreign investors - http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21623756-governments-are-souring-treaties-protect-foreign-investors-arbitration great piece from @TheEconomist about #ISDS

11_10, verso la giornata di azione #StopTTIP - http://stop-ttip-italia.net/11-ottobre-giornata-di-mobilitazione-stop-ttip/ lots of info #o11DoA

Tech Execs Express Extreme Concern That #NSA Surveillance Could Lead To 'Breaking' The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141008/17393628774/tech-execs-express-extreme-concern-that-nsa-surveillance-could-lead-to-breaking-internet.shtml & business models

Court lifts overbroad “piracy” blockade of mega and other sites - http://www.fulviosarzana.it/en/blog-en/court-lifts-overbroad-piracy-blockade-of-mega-and-other-sites/ good news #italy

Pony walks into English police station, is escorted from premises - http://boingboing.net/2014/10/09/pony-walks-into-english-police.html politely...

"Cash Investigation" : la grande manipulation de l'industrie du tabac - http://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-magazine/france-2/cash-investigation/cash-investigation-du-mardi-7-octobre-2014_707683.html (v @TomasWyns @olivierhoedeman)

"certains géants du tabac tentent d'amadouer les Etats en vantant les économies sur les retraites engendrées par la mort des fumeurs"

"saisir les tribunaux pour demander 20 milliards d'euros de dommages et intérets au gouvernement français pour expropriation de leur marque"

#TTIP and #CETA will make such #ISDS-based attacks by tobacco and others on EU governments trivially easy...

#Hadopi Strikes Again: Net User Fined For Not Understanding How A Program Installed By Someone Else Works - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141009/10005828783/hadopi-strikes-again-net-user-fined-not-understanding-how-program-installed-someone-else-works.shtml #france

"Cash Investigation" : la grande manipulation de l'industrie du tabac - http://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-magazine/france-2/cash-investigation/cash-investigation-du-mardi-7-octobre-2014_707683.html just watched this; brilliant journalism

Expropriating public health policy: tobacco companies’ use of #ISDS 2 sue governments over public health regulation - http://media.wix.com/ugd/b629ee_5a919f41c20e47f5aa4e16e34f21024e.pdf