151230

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151229 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2015/12/151229.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#TPP's Forgotten Danger: Stronger Trade Secrets Protection, With Criminal Penalties For Infringement - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151229/06561133182/tpps-forgotten-danger-stronger-trade-secrets-protection-with-criminal-penalties-infringement.shtml in #TTIP too

"Dilley earns £100,000 a year for working 2 to 3 days a week with government." - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2015/dec/30/storm-frank-further-flooding-gales-rain-batter-british-isles#block-5683b4b2e4b0629150aaf5ef gotta pay for those Caribbean hols

The man who talks to sperm whales - https://avauntmagazine.com/the-man-who-talks-to-sperm-whales "sperm whale boasts a brain five times the size of the human brain"; amazing

Bumbling would-be UK bomber asked Twitter followers for target suggestions - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/bumbling-would-be-uk-bomber-asked-twitter-followers-for-target-suggestions/ once again, #crypto was *not* a problem

One Of Congress's Biggest Defenders Of NSA Surveillance Suddenly Aghast That NSA May Have Spied On Him - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151230/07594433199/one-congresss-biggest-defenders-nsa-surveillance-suddenly-aghast-that-nsa-may-have-spied-him.shtml no, really?

Datenschutzbaustelle Europa 2016 - http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1765910/ important analysis of how #EU will undermine crypto & destroy privacy in 2016

Cops Sic Police Dog on 17-month-old Daughter of Man they Mistook for a Suspect - http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/horrifying-video-shows-cops-sic-k-9-infant-daughter-man-they-mistook-suspect "heart-wrenching screams of agony"

These Ain't Masterminds: Would Be Terrorist Crowdsourced Targets On Twitter Using 'Silent Bomber' Handle - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151230/07461033197/these-aint-masterminds-would-be-terrorist-crowdsourced-targets-twitter-using-silent-bomber-handle.shtml #UK

Ian Murdoch's final tweets are here: http://pastebin.com/yk8bgru5 they describe something bad happening; much more clarity needed here...

#TPP could trump climate accord - http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11567925 "gives polluters power to sue governments who try to implement Paris agreement"

151229

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151228 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.ie/2015/12/151228.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

From Paraguay to the US, Australia to Spain, El Niño brings Xmas chaos - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/from-paraguay-to-the-us-australia-to-spain-el-nino-brings-christmas-chaos not just El Niño - far out on normal curve

#China’s new anti-terror law copies UK: No backdoors, but decryption on demand - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/chinas-new-anti-terror-law-copies-uk-no-backdoors-but-decryption-on-demand/ setting a bad example #surveillance

Las multinacionales norteamericanas contratan a Madeleine K. Albright para obtener un clima favorable a #TTIP - http://www.lacelosia.com/las-multinacionales-norteamericanas-contratan-madeleine-k-albright-para-obtener-un-clima-favorable-sus-negocios-en-la-ue/

#TPP nations arranging to sign free-trade deal in early February - http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/29/business/tpp-nations-arranging-sign-free-trade-deal-early-february/ signing is easy bit; ratification the hard one

UK Home Secretary Wants Everyone's #Metadata; But If You Ask For Hers, Gov't Says You're Being Vexatious - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151228/17384133179/uk-home-secretary-wants-everyones-metadata-if-you-ask-hers-govt-says-youre-being-vexatious.shtml

Sadistic Cops Make Dog Maul Unarmed Suicidal Teen – Caught Planning and Celebrating It in Texts - http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/sadistic-cops-make-k-9-maul-unarmed-suicidal-teen-caught-planning-and-celebrating-it just sick

Book Publisher Has No Idea How Google Works But Pretty Sure It Could End Piracy If It Tried - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151214/11581633077/book-publisher-has-no-idea-how-google-works-pretty-sure-it-could-end-piracy-if-it-tried.shtml yeah, right

Couple found guilty of 7/7 anniversary London bomb plot - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/29/couple-guilty-july-7-anniversary-bomb-plot-london "asked Twitter followers whether 2 target shopping centre"

UK government wants to become a ‘smartphone state’ - http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/12/29/uk-government-wants-to-become-a-smartphone-state/ I'm sure it does - it's the perfect surveillance device #GCHQ

Gérard Depardieu to play Joseph Stalin in new film - http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/29/gerard-depardieu-to-play-joseph-stalin-new-film-fanny-ardant ouais/да - seems appropriate...

#DMCA Has Delivered Us Into The Hands Of The Proprietary Internet Of Disconnected Things - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151229/07054333183/dmca-has-delivered-us-into-hands-proprietary-internet-disconnected-things.shtml gift that keeps on taking

Free Books from Springer - http://languagehat.com/free-books-from-springer/ "all books at
Springerlink from before 2005 freely downloadable as searchable pdf files"

Maps reveal US “hotspots” where crops could fail in the future - http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/12/maps-reveal-us-hotspots-where-crops-could-fail-in-the-future/ maybe somebody should do something about it...

Wikimedia Foundation feuert Vorstandsmitglied - http://www.heise.de/open/meldung/Wikimedia-Foundation-feuert-Vorstandsmitglied-3056680.html huh? what's going on here, then?

151228

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151227 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151227.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Flood defences need complete rethink, says Environment Agency - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/28/uk-floods-complete-rethink-thousands-evacuated-north-england people are waking up; will UK government do so too?

Palmyra arch that survived Isis to be replicated in London and New York - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/palmyra-temple-bel-arch-survived-isis-syria-london-new-york nice

Flood defences row: UK paying price for Cameron's broken promises - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/28/flood-defences-row-uk-paying-price-david-cameron-tories-broken-promises be rather poetic if #climatechange took him down

#Climatechange: #Bolivia's second largest lake dries up, in pictures - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/earth/12058237/Climate-change-Bolivias-second-largest-lake-dries-up-in-pictures.html?frame=3530426 dramatic images (v @olewin)

Law to curb power of top court 'is end of democracy in #Poland' - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/28/poland-law-curb-power-top-court-end-democracy-andrzej-duda sad to see - and worrying...

#China Using US #Encryption Fight To Defend Its New Encryption Backdoor Mandate - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151223/15204133164/china-using-us-encryption-fight-to-defend-new-encryption-backdoor-mandate.shtml #awkward

Harvard Law Review Freaks Out, Sends Threat Over Public Domain Citation Guide - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151224/23582933173/harvard-law-review-freaks-out-sends-christmas-eve-threat-over-public-domain-citation-guide.shtml go home HLR, you're ridiculous

#Facebook's Zuckerberg: If You Oppose Our International Power Grab, You're An Enemy Of The Poor - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20151228/05480433177/facebooks-zuckerberg-if-you-oppose-our-international-power-grab-youre-enemy-poor.shtml nice takedown...

EU Agriculture would be gross losers in #TTIP Agreement - Anderson MEP - http://www.farminglife.com/news/farming-news/eu-agriculture-would-be-gross-losers-in-ttip-agreement-anderson-mep-1-7131543 & that's according to US gov's own figures

Protecting Trade Secrets: Impact of Trade Secret Theft on US Competitiveness & Solutions to Remedy this Harm - http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2704407

NGOs: #Israel plant Gesetz gegen regierungskritische Organisationen - http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/israel-kabinett-plant-gesetz-gegen-regierungskritische-ngos-a-1069553.html no comment necessary...

Activists Increasingly Face Dirty Tricks by Food Industry - http://www.alternet.org/food/activists-increasingly-face-dirty-tricks-food-industry which means, of course, they are desperate & losing

32C3: Die Schweiz will sich eine „Mini-NSA“ schaffen - https://netzpolitik.org/2015/32c3-die-schweiz-will-sich-eine-mini-nsa-schaffen/ #ch

BT loses its outsourcing legal case against Cornwall Council - http://ukcampaign4change.com/2015/12/21/bt-loses-its-outsourcing-legal-case-against-cornwall-council/ couldn't happen to nicer ex-monopoly...

Origins of the Irish down to mass migration, ancient DNA confirms - http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/dec/28/origins-of-the-irish-down-to-mass-migration-ancient-dna-confirms fascinating stuff #genomics

Senator Richard Burr: Confused And Wrong On Encryption - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151224/22431133172/senator-richard-burr-confused-wrong-encryption.shtml #crypto is not a problem

151227

Gonorrhoea could become untreatable, says chief medic - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/27/gonorrhoea-could-become-untreatable-chief-medic-sally-davies hurtling back to the pre-antibiotic era...

new wave of film tourism as fans seek out locations - http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/26/uk-tourism-star-wars-fans-feel-force-heroes-footsteps "when it comes to film locations, few countries can beat UK"

EU Agriculture would be gross losers in #TTIP Agreement - Anderson MEP - http://www.farminglife.com/news/farming-news/eu-agriculture-would-be-gross-losers-in-ttip-agreement-anderson-mep-1-7131543 & that's according to US gov's own figures

'Boycott and sanction' power to be stripped from UK councils - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/27/boycott-and-sanction-power-to-be-stripped-from-uk-councils so much for Tories believing in "local democracy"

Dutch city plans to pay all citizens a ‘basic income’, and Greens say it could work in the UK - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/26/dutch-city-utrecht-basic-income-uk-greens bold, brilliant move

Syria’s Kurds Have Tripled Their Territory Fighting ISIS in 2015 - https://news.vice.com/article/syrias-kurds-have-nearly-tripled-their-territory-fighting-the-islamic-state-in-2015 wow, amazing (v @MsJulieLenarz @michelreimon)

Dream of walking all way round England’s coast comes a step closer - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/26/england-coast-path-step-closer nice

Cameron rejected flood risk warnings from climate advisers - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/09/cameron-government-rejected-flood-risk-warnings-from-climate-advisers gross incompetence (v @Look_Left_ @NafeezAhmed)

North Korea's computer operating system revealed by researchers - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/27/north-koreas-computer-operating-system-revealed-by-researchers UK government doubtless studying closely #IPBill

151226

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151225 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/151225.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

"a month’s rainfall coming in a day" - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/25/christmas-day-flood-warnings-prompt-meeting-of-emergency-cobra-committee if only there were some theory to explain these extreme weather events...

151225

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151224 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/151224.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Software Freedom Conservancy announces funding match by Private Internet Access - https://sfconservancy.org/supporter/ a great cause needs help now....

West Bank risks being plunged into chaos in 2016, warn Palestinian officials - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/25/west-bank-risks-being-plunged-into-chaos-in-2016-warn-palestinian-officials "as ye sow, so shall ye reap"

151224

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151223 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/151223.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Judge's Opinion On Kim Dotcom Shows An Unfortunate Willingness To Ignore Context - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151223/17344133165/judges-opinion-kim-dotcom-shows-unfortunate-willingness-to-ignore-context.shtml

#TPP projected to push up GDP by 2.59% - http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002646158 but after 10/20 years = 0.1/0.2% GDP boost per year, lost in model's noise

Israeli PM condemns video of Jewish extremists celebrating toddler's death - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/24/video-jewish-extremists-mocking-death-of-toddler-wedding-israel  "dancing with guns and firebombs"

151223

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151222 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/151222.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Israeli ambassador to US sends presents from occupied territories - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/23/israeli-ambassador-to-us-sends-festive-presents-from-occupied-territories nothing says Xmas like contempt 4 oppressed #BDS

Just Because #Australia Won Its Plain Packaging Case Against Philip Morris Doesn't Mean #ISDS Isn't A Threat - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151221/10582033149/just-because-australia-won-plain-packaging-case-against-philip-morris-doesnt-mean-corporate-sovereignty-isnt-threat.shtml

151222

US Gov't Agencies Freak Out Over #Juniper Backdoor; Perhaps They'll Now Realize Why #Backdoors Are A Mistake - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151219/07481133129/us-govt-agencies-freak-out-over-juniper-backdoor-perhaps-theyll-now-realize-why-backdoors-are-mistake.shtml

'Almost too late': fears of global superbug crisis in wake of antibiotic misuse - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/22/almost-too-late-fears-of-global-superbug-crisis-in-wake-of-antibiotic-misuse selfish farmers will kill millions

call for papers - re:publica TEN | 2-4 May 2016 - https://re-publica.de/en/call-papers

UK Government Has Secretly Created A Huge Database Storing Details About Its Citizens' Private Lives -- Since 2000 - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151219/02525233128/uk-government-has-secretly-created-huge-database-storing-details-about-citizens-private-lives-since-2000.shtml

Ed Miliband aims for cross-party coalition on climate change - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/20/ed-milband-cross-party-climate-change-coalition-high-ambition hmm, hope he doesn't lose this one...

Widow faces deportation from UK despite being 92 & frail - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/22/widow-faces-deportation-from-uk-despite-being-92-and-frail Tory compassion at its finest - & just in time for Xmas

District Attorney Still Totally Ignorant About Encryption, Slams Cook & Demands Legislation 2 Wipe Out Encryption - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151221/14262633150/manhattan-district-attorney-still-totally-ignorant-about-encryption-slams-tim-cook-demands-legislation-to-wipe-out-encryption.shtml

Calls for David Cameron to step in after US bars British Muslim family from trip - http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/22/david-cameron-us-america-refuses-british-muslim-family-disneyland welcome to the future #UK

151220

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151219 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151219.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

‘Stoner sloth’ anti-drug campaign gets reality check as medical experts walk away - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/dec/20/stoner-sloth-anti-drug-campaign-gets-reality-check-as-medical-experts-walk-away oh, Internet, you are a tease

Whatever the likes of Airbnb and Uber are up to, it isn’t ‘sharing’… - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/20/airbnb-uber-not-sharing-tech-world-euphemism important point #appropriation

Elite Think Tank Held a Secret Panel to Counter the Growing Movement Criticizing Israel - http://www.alternet.org/activism/one-most-elite-think-tanks-held-secret-panel-counter-growing-movement-criticizing-israel interesting #BDS

On Thin Ice: Big Northern Lakes Are Being Rapidly Transformed - http://www.alternet.org/environment/thin-ice-big-northern-lakes-are-being-rapidly-transformed Lake Baikal ecosystem at risk...

Ministry of Freedom: Trisquel GNU/Linux systems with libreboot preinstalled - http://minifree.org/ good to see more offers like this

Charging old people for falling down is an affront to human decency - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/20/old-people-falling-down-cuts-councils-essex not The Onion, just result of Tory policies

The Dangers of #TPP to Mexican Legislation Regarding Intellectual Property - http://infojustice.org/archives/35553 watch out, #mexico, they're behind you

151219

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151218 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151218.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Urgent: UK Consultation on Draft Investigatory Bill Closes Monday - Please Write - http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2015/12/uk-consultation-on-draft-investigatory.html here are some key issues #IPBill

May risks 'turning clock back 140 years' with plans for fire service - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/19/fire-brigades-union-voices-anger-at-plans-to-hand-oversight-to-pccs has she just blown her leadership bid?

hunter crushed to death by baby elephant as he tried to measure its ivory for US client - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3046075/Celebrated-hunter-crushed-death-baby-elephant-tried-measure-ivory-U-S-client.html oh, what a shame...

151218

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151217 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151217.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Australian government wins plain packaging case against Philip Morris Asia - http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australian-government-wins-plain-packaging-case-against-philip-morris-20151218-glqo8s.html big win for #AU and health #tobacco

Agriculture  in  #TTIP: new USDA study - http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/1937478/err198.pdf proves EU farmers likely to lose massively under deal (v @SilviaLiebrich)

Plain Packaging victory is outstanding for public health but #ISDS still Damocletian sword over #AU democracy - http://media-senatorwhish-wilson.cmail20.com/t/ViewEmail/t/E27011E9B2BD3E29

European Commission public consultation on the role of Internet platforms and intermediaries - http://edri.limequery.org/index.php/346935/lang-en easy-to-use tool

"We’re always looking for voluntary translators to help spreading information and news about #TTIP & #CETA" - https://stop-ttip.org/volunteer-translators/

#TPP Ratification Process Grinding To A Halt As Canada Launches 'Widespread Consultations' On Deal - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151217/09253033112/tpp-ratification-process-grinding-to-halt-as-canada-launches-widespread-consultations-deal.shtml not there yet

The future shape and financing of UK's Network Rail - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/shaw-report-scoping-study if you don't want it completely privatised, reply to this...

Public Pressure & Allies in Congress Keep “Rider” Blocking State Labeling of GMOs Out of Spending Bill - http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/press-releases/4171/public-pressure-and-allies-in-congress-keep-rider-blocking-state-labeling-of-gmos-out-of-spending-bill# surprising

"a third of the carbon in the atmosphere today used to be in the soil, and modern farming is largely to blame" - http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/blog/4160/a-secret-weapon-to-fight-climate-change-dirt

151217

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151216 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151216.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Mass Surveillance & the European Court of Human Rights - http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.be/2015/12/zakharov-v-russia-mass-surveillance-and.html "questions about validity of systems of mass surveillance"

Does the Gates Foundation do more harm than good? - http://africasacountry.com/2015/12/does-the-gates-foundation-do-more-harm-than-good/ review of interesting book #philanthrocapitalism

The First Person to Hack the iPhone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage - http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-george-hotz-self-driving-car/ running #ubuntu

EU Data Protection Package – Lacking ambition but saving the basics - https://edri.org/eu-data-protection-package-lacking-ambition-but-saving-the-basics/ could have been worse, then #EUdataP

Pre-crime arrives in the UK: Better make sure your face stays off the crowdsourced watch list - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/pre-crime-arrives-in-the-uk-better-make-sure-your-face-stays-off-the-crowdsourced-watch-list/ slippery slopes

UK police busts karaoke “gang” 4 sharing songs that aren’t commercially available - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/uk-police-busts-karaoke-gang-for-sharing-songs-that-arent-commercially-available/ "commercial-scale"? I think not

UK's PRESTON collects about 4,000,000 intercepted phone calls a year - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/16/big_brother_born_ntac_gchq_mi5_mass_surveillance_data_slurping?page=1 shows #IPBill "debate" is a total sham

Linux Foundation Unites Industry Leaders to Advance #Blockchain Technology - http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2015/12/linux-foundation-unites-industry-leaders-advance-blockchain #opensource, of course; looks cool

how Google enlisted members of US Congress it bankrolled to fight $6bn EU antitrust case - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/google-lobbyists-congress-antitrust-brussels-eu hardly surprising, no?

Big brands 'cheating' consumers with false lightbulb efficiency claims - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/17/leading-lightbulb-brands-making-false-claims-on-energy-efficiency why we need more "red tape", not less

#BlackBerry boss conciliatory tone on encryption - https://fcw.com/articles/2015/12/16/lyngaas-blackberry-crypto-wars.aspx anyone who thinks there is a crypto "middle ground" is clueless

Why The New #CISA Is So Bad For Privacy - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151217/07303933108/why-new-cisa-is-so-bad-privacy.shtml not good

Unilever *loves* #TTIP - http://unileverglobal.com/news/news-and-features/2015/15-12-15-be-a-unileaver-campaign/ not 'cos will make mega-corps richer, but 'cos it will make stinking poor people smell nice

151216

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151215 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151215.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Death penalty rates plunge to lowest level in the US since 1970s - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/death-penalty-cases-us-lowest-level-40-years hopeful signs

Dallas Buyers Club loses (again) in its court pursuit of pirates - http://www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/16/dallas-buyers-club-loses-again-in-its-court-pursuit-of-pirates quite right (v @alpharia)#AU

EU agrees on new law that severely punishes firms for violating user privacy - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/tech-firms-could-owe-up-to-4-of-global-revenue-if-they-violate-new-eu-data-law/ big, but we don't have all details

Germany makes #Facebook, #Google, and #Twitter remove hate speech within 24 hours - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/germany-makes-facebook-google-and-twitter-remove-hate-speech-within-24-hours/

Help us challenge agribusiness influence over the EU's food safety policy - http://corporateeurope.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=13 great work; pl. support if you can

#SnoopersCharter “so technically complex” it may be infeasible, telcos say - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/snoopers-charter-so-technically-complex-that-it-may-be-infeasible-telcos-say/ come on, just bin the thing #IPBill

Macedonia open to changing its name to end 24-year dispute with Greece - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/macedonia-open-to-changing-its-name-to-end-24-year-dispute-with-greece *finally*

No, Strong #Crypto Is Not Making The World 'Go Dark' For Intelligence Agencies: Here's Why - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151215/09403733087/no-strong-crypto-is-not-making-world-go-dark-intelligence-agencies-heres-why.shtml #surveillance

Jailed MI6 informant blocked from taking case to court of human rights - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/jailed-mi6-informant-chinese-dissident-wang-yam-human-rights-court this case stinks to high heaven

The GOP’s Growing Rift on Trade - http://www.nationaljournal.com/s/126106/gops-growing-rift-trade?mref=daily_mc #TPP

Banned and dangerous weapons found for sale on Amazon.co.uk - http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/16/amazoncouk-banned-dangerous-weapons-found-sale nasty stuff

EU data protection law gets much needed update - http://www.beuc.eu/publications/eu-data-protection-law-gets-much-needed-update/html saith @beuc #EUdataP 

Einigung über EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Reaktionen aus Politik, Verbänden und der Presse - https://netzpolitik.org/2015/einigung-ueber-eu-datenschutz-grundverordnung-reaktionen-aus-politik-verbaenden-und-der-presse/ #EUdataP 

Vietnam Arrests Lawyer for 'Propaganda', 10 Days After Beating - http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/12/16/world/asia/16reuters-vietnam-rights.html EU refused to do human rights assessment before FTA

BEREC's work to produce guidelines for the implementation of #netneutrality provisions of the TSM regulation - http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/press_releases/5588-statement-on-berecs-work-to-produce-guidelines-for-the-implementation-of-net-neutrality-provisions-of-the-tsm-regulation

Let's Fix EU #Copyright! - http://youcan.fixcopyright.eu/ "online form will close on 25 December 2015 midnight"

#TTIP: Weiterer Schritt zum „Chlorhuhn“ geplant - http://www.topagrar.com/news/Home-top-News-TTIP-Weiterer-Schritt-zum-Chlorhuhn-geplant-2633027.html just as we predicted @v @michelreimon)

#Fracking under national parks approved by MPs amid acrimony - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/16/fracking-under-national-parks-approved-by-mps-amid-acrimony such blatant contempt for democracy & public #tories

EU data protection rules: Major step forward for consumer protection and competition - http://www.greens-efa.eu/eu-data-protection-rules-15003.html saith The Greens/EFA #EudataP

Internet has revelation that climate change action won't kill the economy after all - http://mashable.com/2015/12/16/economic-growth-and-climate-action/ well, that's good

After Spending A Day As Net's Punching Bag, Philips Walks Back Firmware Update That Locked Out 3rd-Party Products - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151216/07562133099/after-spending-day-as-internets-punching-bag-philips-walks-back-firmware-update-that-locked-out-third-party-products.shtml

#EU's Own Survey On Internet Regulations Broken; Please Urge Them Not To Break The Internet Too - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151216/10153733102/eus-own-survey-internet-regulations-broke-please-urge-them-not-to-break-internet-too.shtml

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151214 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2015/12/151214.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Niederlande: Referendum gegen #TTIP & #CETA - http://www.mehr-demokratie.de/nl-referendum_ttip_ceta.html need this in all EU nations given magnitude of changes involved

UK Movie Pirates Facing Shocking Prison Sentences - https://torrentfreak.com/movie-pirates-facing-shocking-prison-sentences-151213/ "none of the defendants made a penny from their actions"; absurd

Moral Failure of Computer Scientists - http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-moral-failure-of-computer-science/420012/?single_page=true "These aren’t the dark times for either law enforcement or intelligence"

Qubes OS will ship pre-installed on Purism’s security-focused Librem 13 laptop - http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/12/qubes-os-will-ship-pre-installed-on-purisms-security-focused-librem-13-laptop/ sounds nice

Spanish Government Using Obstructionism And Bureaucracy To Nullify Transparency Law - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151214/09552733073/spanish-government-using-obstructionism-bureaucracy-to-nullify-transparency-law.shtml they just hate #FOI laws...

Man faces years in jail for alleged online comment insulting Thai king’s dog - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/man-faces-37-years-in-jail-for-alleged-online-comment-insulting-thai-kings-dog/ does lèse-majesté apply to pets?

Jeff Koons sued for appropriating 1980s gin ad in art work sold for millions - http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/dec/15/jeff-koons-sued-allegations-he-appropriated-1980s-gin-advertisement art builds on art; get over it...

anybody know this lot? http://www.wti.org/ - are they any good? who's behind them? thanks for any info

Agreement on Commission's EU data protection reform will boost Digital Single Market - http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-6321_en.htm scant details so far...

Trade deals are far from the only answer - http://www.smh.com.au/business/the-economy/trade-deals-are-far-from-the-only-answer-20151215-glnrp6.html "existing intellectual property protections actually inhibit innovation"

Human rights central to new WSIS agreement at U.N. - https://www.accessnow.org/human-rights-central-to-new-wsis-agreement-at-united-nations/

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Nurofen's maker admits misleading consumers over contents of painkillers - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/14/nurofens-maker-admits-misleading-consumers-over-contents-in-painkillers #BigPharma strikes again...

Dutch eBook Readers Being Reminded They Don't Actually Own Those eBooks They Bought - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151209/09331933031/dutch-ebook-readers-being-reminded-they-dont-actually-own-those-ebooks-they-bought.shtml #copyright in the 21st century

Lightbulb #DRM: Philips Locks Purchasers Out Of Third-Party Bulbs With Firmware Update - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151214/07452133070/lightbulb-drm-philips-locks-purchasers-out-third-party-bulbs-with-firmware-update.shtml you knew this was coming

Don’t Be Misled; The #TPP Is Still Coming Full Steam - https://ourfuture.org/20151214/dont-be-misled-tpp-still-coming-full-steam "using a threat to delay TPP as a ploy to get leverage"

Major Summit Could Put World's Poorest Inhabitants on Corporate Chopping Block - http://www.alternet.org/world/major-summit-could-put-worlds-poorest-inhabitants-corporate-chopping-block this is where #TPP & #TTIP lead

Health GAP Submission to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means on #TPP and Access to Medicine - http://infojustice.org/archives/35504

Supreme Court Again Makes It Clear: Companies Can Erode Your Legal Rights Via Mouse Print - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151214/10225733075/supreme-court-again-makes-it-clear-companies-can-erode-your-legal-rights-via-mouse-print.shtml bad idea...

US agency rarely intervened in projects that could risk endangered species - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/14/government-rarely-intervened-projects-endangered-species staggering dereliction of duty

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151211 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2015/12/151211.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

US meat industry ignores FDA, health experts, buys more #antibiotics - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/meat-industry-ignores-fda-health-experts-buys-more-antibiotics/ outrageous; compulsory ban needed now

"Keeping the price of a barrel of crude at $75 or less will devastate the profitability of fossil fuel extraction" - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/11/cheap-oil-climate-change-fossil-fuel-extraction-tar-sands

UK Throws A #Copyright Crumb: Confirms That Digitized Copies Of Public Domain Images Are In The Public Domain - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151211/08532733057/uk-throws-copyright-crumb-confirms-that-digitized-copies-public-domain-images-are-public-domain.shtml … #PD

"comparison to what it could have been, it’s a miracle. comparison to what it should have been, it’s a disaster." - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2015/dec/12/paris-climate-deal-governments-fossil-fuels 

China Is Making Domain Name History - http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/12/china-making-domain-name-history/ I wonder why...

Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in end of fossil fuel era - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/12/paris-climate-deal-200-nations-sign-finish-fossil-fuel-era let's hope so, let's hope so... #COP21

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151210 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151210.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

McConnell warns #TPP can’t pass Congress before 2016 elections - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-warns-that-trade-deal-cant-pass-congress-before-2016-elections/2015/12/10/b8151f26-9f66-11e5-8728-1af6af208198_story.html "There’s significant pushback all over the place"

EU struggles to renew deal with Big Tobacco - http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-struggles-to-renew-deal-with-big-tobacco/ EU should be taking legal against them, not be bought off by them

FBI Admits To Using Zero Day Exploits To Hack Into Computers - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151209/00484033025/fbi-admits-to-using-zero-day-exploits-to-hack-into-computers.shtml still want to use Windows?

CETA's Festering Wound: Corporate Sovereignty in the form of #ISDS - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151210/09165033049/cetas-festering-wound-corporate-sovereignty.shtml #CETA still in limbo... #canada #eu

#TTIP: "Moody’s are saying it will amount to equivalent of cup of coffee per person per day" - http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/todays-commons-debates/read/unknown/396/ @glynmoody actually

Sponge injection could save the lives of gunshot victims - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/sponge-injection-could-save-the-lives-of-domestic-gunshot-victims/ clever approach

You may soon need a licence to take photos of that classic designer chair you bought - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/you-may-soon-need-a-licence-to-take-photos-of-that-classic-designer-chair-you-bought/ more #copyright madness

#Spain Brings In New Snooping Law; Allows Wide-Ranging #Surveillance -- And Government #Malware - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151208/09260133020/spain-brings-new-snooping-law-allows-wide-ranging-surveillance-government-malware.shtml

EU can suspend new data transfer pact with US if worried about privacy: Official - http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-dataprotection-usa-idUSKBN0TT1FG20151210 but they never will #safeharbour

Tokyo’s drone squad will deploy 10-foot drones armed with nets to police the sky - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/tokyos-drone-squad-will-deploy-10ft-drones-armed-with-nets-to-police-the-sky/ #drone dogfights coming soon...

Ecuador Likely To Legalize #DRM Circumvention In The Exercise Of Fair Use Rights -- Something #TPP Will Block - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151209/09553733032/ecuador-likely-to-legalize-drm-circumvention-exercise-fair-use-rights-something-tpp-will-block.shtml

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151209 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151209.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Last chance: UK #TTIP Debate today: Please Contact MPs Now.  Here's what I've sent - http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2015/12/uk-ttip-debate-tomorrow-please-contact.html #ISDS pl. pass on...

S&D votes in favour of PNR. An important tool in the fight against terrorism - http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=9e180a6b42ef1eae663a9e517&id=32c7e1aef5&e=78e1c0c8ff nope; just S&D being feeble again

#ISDS in #CETA and #TTIP threaten to prevent the necessary energy transition to tackle climate change - http://corporateeurope.org/international-trade/2015/12/polluters-paradise here's how

DronePunks - http://dronepunks.com/about/ aerial photography, reports on the cutting edge of quadcopter innovation, and the latest drone news

tell EU lawmakers not to wreck the net - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151209/15234333037/this-survey-sucks-you-need-to-fill-it-out.shtml EU consultation on new regulations for the internet made easy

Elsevier Granted Injunction Against Research Paper 'Pirate Site;' Immediately Moves To New Domain To Dodge It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151207/07204733011/elsevier-granted-injunction-against-research-paper-pirate-site-which-immediately-moves-to-new-domain-to-dodge-it.shtml

Canadian companies behaving badly (using #ISDS) - https://nowtoronto.com/news/environment/canadian-companies-behaving-badly/

Today's TTIP debate transcript House of Commons - http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/todays-commons-debates/read/unknown/396/ long;  interesting to see how #TTIP, #ISDS is entering mainstream

Storify: UK Parliament debates #TTIP and #ISDS, 10 DEC 2015 - http://www.waronwant.org/media/storify-parliament-debates-ttip-10-dec-2015

Aufforstung in Afrika: 1,5 Milliarden Dollar für sehr viele Bäume - http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/klimawandel-in-afrika-soll-wald-geschaffen-werden-a-1066403.html sounds good, let's hope it happens #COP21

How the European #copyright rules help the US entertaining industry to make more money in the EU rather than in US - https://radiobruxelleslibera.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/how-the-european-copyright-rules-help-the-us-entertaining-industry-to-make-more-money-in-the-eu-rather-than-in-us/

UK government seeks views on cutting house building 'red tape' - http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2015/december/uk-government-seeks-views-on-cutting-house-building-red-tape/ another covert assault on the environment?

#COP21: draft text supports free trade deals at the expense of the climate - http://corporateeurope.org/pressreleases/2015/12/cop21-draft-text-supports-free-trade-deals-expense-climate profits before the planet; idiots

Germany, Italy Leading Resistance To EU Ratification Of #MarrakeshTreaty, Blind Union Says - http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/12/10/germany-italy-leading-resistance-to-eu-ratification-of-marrakesh-treaty-blind-union-says/ shame on them

Irish to be given full official EU language status - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/languages-culture/irish-be-made-official-eu-language-320311 great news for the language

Tobacco lobby stubs out total German tobacco ad ban - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/health-consumers/tobacco-lobby-stubs-out-total-german-tobacco-ad-ban-320276 come on, Germany, I expect better from you...

EU aims to crack down on unsustainable #palmoil and illegal #logging - http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/eu-aims-crack-down-unsustainable-palm-oil-and-illegal-logging-320266 nice aspiration, but will it really happen?

'Intelligence Professional' Says NSA Deserves Trust, Power & Its Bulk Phone Metadata Collection Back - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151204/19021132992/intelligence-professional-says-nsa-deserves-trust-power-bulk-phone-metadata-collection-back.shtml how about no?