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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