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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 150308 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.dk/2015/03/150308.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Nearly 1m birds were killed on British military base in #Cyprus, says RSPB - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/09/nearly-1m-birds-were-killed-on-british-military-base-in-cyprus-says-rspb shameful greed

Why We Should Welcome and Support This #GPL Lawsuit - http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/open-enterprise/gpl-compliance-3600850/ Setting important precedents for the future

How #OpenData Can Change #Pakistan - http://blog.okfn.org/2015/03/09/how-open-data-can-change-pakistan/ #pk

Germany pushes for widespread end-to-end email encryption - https://gigaom.com/2015/03/09/germany-pushes-for-widespread-end-to-end-email-encryption/ can't see the UK gov encouraging this, somehow

Consent: Not actually that complicated - http://rockstardinosaurpirateprincess.com/2015/03/02/consent-not-actually-that-complicated/ this is very good, especially for tea-drinkers (v @bo_novak @jilliancyork)

Movie Group To “Kill Piracy” By Not Releasing Movies For Months - http://torrentfreak.com/movie-group-to-kill-piracy-by-not-releasing-movies-for-months-150309/ yeah, that'll work </facepalm>

Indian Government Attempts To Censor BBC Gang Rape Documentary; Succeeds Only In Drawing More Attention To It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150307/11524530242/indian-government-attempts-to-censor-bbc-gang-rape-documentary-succeeds-only-drawing-more-attention-to-it.shtml

We won't just rubber-stamp the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Workers deserve better - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/09/trans-pacific-partnership-rubber-stamp-congress-progressives interesting #TPP

Jeb Bush Is The Latest Politician To Demonstrate Absolutely No Understanding Of Net Neutrality - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150308/07590130249/jeb-bush-is-latest-politician-to-demonstrate-absolutely-no-understanding-net-neutrality.shtml to put it mildly

A Fast Track to Disaster - http://www.sierraclub.org/michael-brune/2015/03/fast-track-disaster "Multinational corporations could use the #TPP to sue governments"

MPAA Abusing DMCA Takedowns To Attempt A Poor Man's SOPA - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150307/16554730245/mpaa-abusing-dmca-takedowns-to-attempt-poor-mans-sopa.shtml they just never give up

Bundesverband IT-Sicherheit warnt vor Absenkung des IT-Sicherheitsniveaus durch #TTIP - https://www.teletrust.de/startseite/pressemeldung/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=804&cHash=262141c2773c6ae7ab2c82ee5b8fcefb good point (v @michelreimon)

#EPO finally proposes level of renewal fees for the Unitary Patent - http://ipkitten.blogspot.dk/2015/03/revealed-epo-finally-proposes-level-of.html "This is far from a bargain" #UPC

Interception of communications and equipment interference: draft codes of practice - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/interception-of-communications-and-equipment-interference-draft-codes-of-practice NB: UK consultation close soon

Hodge tells Fairhead to resign - Full quote - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2015/mar/09/ed-balls-speech-on-tory-spending-cuts-politics-live-blog#block-54fddb12e4b006eddbeef070 whoa, that's the way to do it... #BBC

#Linux kernel Code of Conflict - https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ddbd2b7ad99a418c60397901a0f3c997d030c65e - how to handle conflict resolution when it comes up in the development process

Hollywood’s Anti-Piracy Secrets Must Be Revealed, Court Rules - http://torrentfreak.com/hollywoods-anti-piracy-secrets-must-be-revealed-court-rules-150309/ that's good

EU Digital Commissioner: #NetNeutrality Is A 'Taliban-Like' Issue - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20150309/06444530259/eu-digital-commissioner-net-neutrality-is-taliban-like-issue.shtml er, what?

.@jzemlin On #Linux Kernel’s Code of Conflict - http://www.linux.com/news/featured-blogs/158-jim-zemlin/815318-on-the-linux-kernels-code-of-conflict "It’s no secret that sw industry would like to see more diversity"

#AU Government Prosecuting Anonymous Member Who Allegedly Exposed The Major Flaw In Its Data Retention Demands - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150308/16030230255/australian-government-prosecuting-anonymous-member-who-allegedly-exposed-major-flaw-its-data-retention-demands.shtml

#NewZealand Prime Minister Retracts Vow To Resign if Mass #Surveillance Is Shown - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/09/new-zealand-prime-minister-promised-resign-country-shown-engage-mass-surveillance-now-retracts-vow/ what a dishonorable man #NZ

"UK & US as the model of governance that needs to be followed. And that model involves only surveillance.” - https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/09/arab-spring-surveillance-egypt-intensifies/ #eg

Wild animals still in British circuses, thanks to three MPs - http://mashable.com/2015/03/09/wild-animals-circus/ I have nothing but contempt for these men

.@Elsevier Appears To Be Slurping Up #OpenAccess Research, And Charging People To Access It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150307/17154930246/elsevier-appears-to-be-slurping-up-open-access-research-charging-people-to-access-it.shtml </sigh>

secrecy surrounding #TPP has community groups and businesses concerned - http://www.smh.com.au/comment/the-secrecy-surrounding-the-transpacific-partnership-has-community-groups-and-businesses-concerned-20150309-13ya0x.html good summary of problems (v @kim_weatherall)