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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 141214 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/141214.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

Why it matters whether or not #torture works - http://boingboing.net/2014/12/15/why-it-matters-whether-or-not.html critically important

The Rise of a New Smartphone Giant: China’s #Xiaomi - http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/technology/the-rise-of-a-new-smartphone-giant-chinas-xiaomi.html founded in 2010

#CETA may violate EU and german constitutional law - http://blog.campact.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Gutachten_CETA_engl_final_27112014.pdf pretty big issue

#TTIP Updates - The Glyn Moody blogs - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/ttip-updates--the-glyn-moody-blogs-3569438/ links to all 44 of them... #TAFTA #ISDS

Sony Jabs Hornets Nest, Allegedly Engages In DDoS Attacks Against Sites Hosting Leaked Documents - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141213/17543129434/sony-jabs-hornets-nest-allegedly-engages-ddos-attacks-against-sites-hosting-leaked-documents.shtml

#TTIP - Transatlantischer Traum oder der Ausverkauf der Demokratie - http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/themenwoche-ware-welt-ttip-transatlantischer-traum-oder-der.1247.de.html #ISDS is certainly the latter

Take urgent prompt action to clean up and prevent the spread of spilled oil in the waterways of #Sundarbans - https://www.change.org/p/prime-minister-of-bangladesh-take-urgent-prompt-action-to-clean-up-and-prevent-the-spread-of-spilled-oil-in-the-waterways-of-sundarbans awful

ALEC Fumes: #Transparency Threatens Corporate Free Speech! - http://www.prwatch.org/news/2014/12/12686/alec-dark-money just shameless (v @corporateeurope)

MT @UEfrance @MalmstromEU:"aucune décision des tribunaux ne pourra abroger une règle nationale" >> naive: govs will, 'cos of ISDS threats

"#Ceta blockiert nötige Urheberrecht Reformen in Europa" - http://www.taz.de/!151288/ yes: this is the ratchet at work (v @Senficon)

Irony Alert: DOJ Leaked To Press Decision Not To Force Reporter James Risen To Reveal Who Leaked Info To Him - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141213/07013429424/irony-alert-doj-leaked-to-press-decision-not-to-force-reporter-james-risen-to-reveal-who-leaked-info-to-him.shtml

#Sony Fires Off Letter To Press Outlets Demanding They Cease Publication Of And Destroy Any 'Stolen Information' - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141214/18081729442/sony-fires-off-letter-to-press-outlets-demanding-they-cease-publication-destroy-any-stolen-information.shtml

Hyphen Hate? When Amazon went to war against punctuation - https://graemereynolds.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/hyphen-hate-when-amazon-went-to-war-against-punctuation/ why #amazon's power is a problem (v @arctictony @mathewi)

AllSeen's #OpenSource Internet of Things: One Year On - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/allseen-3591023/ Good progress, but more needed on security #IoT

Cameron Asks Google, Yahoo To Be 'Good Citizens' & Report Users Searching For 'Terrorist' Subject Matter - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141212/04550629405/search-something-say-something-david-cameron-asks-google-yahoo-to-be-good-citizens-report-users-searching-terrorist-subject.shtml clueless

Police asked university for list of attendees at #fracking debate - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/15/police-university-list-fracking-debate shocking & outrageous #policestate

Chrome Security Team Considers Marking All HTTP Pages As 'Non-Secure' - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141213/07112629425/chrome-security-team-considers-marking-all-http-pages-as-non-secure.shtml good: everyone else follow suit, pl.