Friday, 9 January 2015

150108


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150107 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2015/01/150107.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page

#TTIP threatens to lower standards of protection from toxic #pesticides - http://www.ciel.org/Chem/TTIP_LCD_7Jan2015.html this is how they'll do it (v @Bwassertisch)

Toyota Joins Tesla In Freeing A Bunch Of Key Patents - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/innovation/articles/20150106/18292229617/toyota-joins-tesla-freeing-bunch-key-patents.shtml because patents get in the way of innovation and profits

Is investor-to-state dispute settlement compatible with the eu treaties? - https://www.vrijschrift.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/173-Is-investor-to-state-dispute-settlement-compatible-with-the-EU-treaties.html here's why maybe it isn't #ISDS #TTIP

Stop the killing of badger cubs in the UK - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/932/972/289/uk-stop-badger-cull-and-save-the-animals/ cruel & quite unnecessary; driven by government dogma

European Commission Announces Major #ransparency Initiative For TAFTA/#TTIP - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150107/07102529619/european-commission-announces-major-transparency-initiative-taftattip.shtml good, but more needed: keep asking

EU exit would be disaster for UK farmers, says Scottish minister - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jan/07/eu-exit-uk-farmers-minister-conference would be disastrous for everyone... #brexit

Cameron accuses Miliband of seeking to ‘weaponise’ the #NHS during election - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/07/david-cameron-rejects-apologise-nhs-winter-crisis better than seeking to privatise it..

Maryland Council Member Kirby Delauter Admits He Was Wrong To Threaten To Sue Newspaper For Using His Name - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150107/16385529625/maryland-council-member-kirby-delauter-admits-he-was-wrong-to-threaten-to-sue-newspaper-using-his-name.shtml

Surviving a night in A&E: a doctor’s story - http://www.theguardian.com/society/guardianwitness-blog/2015/jan/08/surviving-night-nhs-hospital-a-and-e-doctors-story illuminating: well-worth reading. drunkenness clearly a big issue

Is democracy a trade barrier? - http://www.europeanpublicaffairs.eu/is-democracy-a-trade-barrier/ brilliant analysis & 5-word encapsulation of the problem with #TTIP (v @loraenvt)

EU Legal Study: All EU #DataRetention Laws May be Dodgy - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/data-retention-3593177/ expect a flood of challenges - including to #DRIPA

Democrats Step Up Efforts to Block Obama’s Trade Agenda - http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/business/democrats-step-up-efforts-to-block-obama-on-trade-promotion-authority.html?_r=0 "1 of the broadest advocacy coalitions that we’ve had" #TPP

U.S. free trade critics, supporters kick off battle for public opinion - http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/08/us-usa-trade-congress-idUSKBN0KH0AK20150108 this time it's serious #TPP #TTIP

Government rejects call for emergency summit to tackle A&E crisis - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/07/government-rejects-call-emergency-summit-a-and-e-crisis crisis? what crisis? #NHS

Report: transatlantic trade agreement could increase toxic pesticide use - http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/jan/07/ttip-trade-agreement-pesticides-toxics-health-environment good to see this in @guardian #TTIP


For 10 Years Everyone's Been Using 'The Streisand Effect' Without Paying; Now I'm Going To Start Issuing Takedowns - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150107/13292829624/10-years-everyones-been-using-streisand-effect-without-paying-now-im-going-to-start-issuing-takedowns.shtml

"For first time in its 20-year history,@EUombudsman was denied its right to inspect an EU institution document" - https://euobserver.com/justice/127142

Americans agree on trade: Good for country, but not great for jobs - http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/01/08/americans-agree-on-trade-good-for-the-country-but-not-great-for-jobs/ some odd figures here (v @sdonnan)#TPP #TTIP

MI5 chief seeks new powers after Paris magazine attack - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/08/mi5-chief-charlie-hebdo-attack-paris-andrew-parker this man is a shameless opportunist #surveillance

MI5 chief: "I don’t want a situation where that #privacy is so absolute and sacrosanct " - it isn't, it is already degraded beyond belief

Consumers Deserve Protection Against the Scourge of #DRM—Will the UN Help? - https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/01/tell-un-consumers-deserve-protection-against-scourge-drm this is interesting move by @EFF

Clapper Claims That Sony Hack 'The Most Serious Cyberattack On The US Yet'; Which Suggests No Serious Cyberattacks - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150107/17402029626/james-clapper-claims-that-sony-hack-most-serious-cyberattack-us-yet-which-suggests-no-serious-cyberattacks.shtml



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