161206

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161205 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/12/161205.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#Israel refuses visa to theologian over boycott and divestment activism - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/06/isabel-phiri-israel-refuses-visa-theologian-bds-boycott which shows how much it fears #BDS...

Internet giants will join forces to stop online sharing of terrorist material - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/twitter-facebook-microsoft-youtube-terrorist-material-removal/ but who decides what gets deleted?

Supreme Court considers when US patents apply to UK-made DNA tests - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/supreme-court-us-uk-dna-test-patent/ interesting case

161205

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161204 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/12/161204.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Police “legally mug” gang boss to grab unlocked iPhone - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/uk-police-unlocked-iphone-legal-mugging/ another reason #crypto isn't a problem

"la manière dont l’EU pourrait négocier les traités commerciaux à l’avenir" - http://www.declarationdenamur.eu/ english - http://media.wix.com/ugd/2efde4_9e3b80497df24b79a8007e7309177c6d.pdf

Embedding isn’t #copyright infringement, says Italian court -
http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/italy-copyright-infringement-website-block/ applies CJEU rulings  #italy

#TPP may be dead – now let’s stop Obama’s other bad trade deals - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tpp-may-be-dead-now-lets-stop-obamas-other-bad_us_584044bee4b04587de5de7d3 careful: trump could easily do a u-turn here too

Al Gore: #climatechange threat leaves 'no time to despair' over Trump victory - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/05/al-gore-climate-change-threat-leaves-no-time-to-despair-over-trump-victory he's right: we just fight harder

Rudd says EU nationals in post-#Brexit UK will need 'form of ID' - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/05/amber-rudd-says-eu-nationals-in-post-brexit-uk-will-need-form-of-id yeah, followed by something sewn onto clothing...

The Soviet Union collapsed overnight. Don’t assume western democracy will last for ever - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/05/soviet-union-collapsed-overnight-western-democracy-liberal-order-ussr-russia there's a cheery thought

Why is a banned pesticide that harms bees actually being used more? - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/05/banned-pesticide-kills-bees-neonicotinoid-insecticide scumbag #neonicotinoid makers, that's why

Appeals Court Reminds Everyone: Patent Infringement Is GoodFor Competition - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161203/00251736184/appeals-court-reminds-everyone-patent-infringement-is-good-competition.shtml #intellectualmonopolies

161204

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161203 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/12/161203.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Top Tories: hard Brexit stance could lose us next election - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/03/hard-brexit-lose-tories-next-election-warn-top-mps & then we'll have another referendum to reverse #brexit

The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race - http://discovermagazine.com/1987/may/02-the-worst-mistake-in-the-history-of-the-human-race agriculture "a catastrophe from which we have never recovered."

did a single UK company give victory to both #brexit & #trump? - https://www.dasmagazin.ch/2016/12/03/ich-habe-nur-gezeigt-dass-es-die-bombe-gibt/ certainly looks a strong possibility...

Standing Rock: US denies key permit for Dakota Access pipeline, a win for tribe - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/04/dakota-access-pipeline-permit-denied-standing-rock yay @#DAPL

The victory at Standing Rock could mark a turning point - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/dec/04/standing-rock-victory-turning-point Canadians will be watching closely... #DAPL

161203

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161202 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/12/161202.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Antigua Says It Will Absolutely, Definitely Use WTO Permission 2 Ignore US Copyright & Set Up A Pirate Site, Maybe - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161202/06225736175/antigua-says-it-will-certainly-absolutely-definitely-use-wto-permission-to-ignore-us-copyright-set-up-pirate-site-maybe.shtml

#Trump's #Taiwan phone call affects global stability - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/03/gaffe-or-provocation-donald-trumps-taiwan-phone-call-affects-global-stability “Strategy involves thinking more than one move ahead."

Kinder Morgan pipeline: Canadians intensify huge opposition to expansion - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/03/canada-kinder-morgan-pipeline-expansion-protest  “This is very much not over.” #ca

US House Science Committee tweets Breitbart climate misinformation - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/12/us-house-science-committee-tweets-breitbart-climate-misinformation/ excellent, detailed debunking of tweet

After Isis: the families returning home in #Iraq - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/03/iraq-after-isis-occupation-families-returning-home-sally-williams interesting



161202

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161201 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/12/161201.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Quitting UN climate change body could be Trump's quickest exit from Paris deal - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/02/trump-break-from-paris-climate-deal-unfccc-exit probably best, others take over

Joy as China shelves plans to dam 'angry river' - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/joy-as-china-shelves-plans-to-dam-angry-river

#Trump supports Dakota pipeline – but claims it's not due to his investment in it - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/02/donald-trump-dakota-access-pipeline-support-investment yeah, riiight #cronycapitalism

Iceland's #Pirateparty invited to form government - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/iceland-pirate-party-invited-form-government-coalition go go go #is

161201

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161130 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/11/161130.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

Boris Johnson backed free movement in private talks, ambassadors say - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/30/boris-johnson-backed-free-movement-in-private-talks-ambassadors-say still clueless about what he's doing #brexit

Climate change will stir 'unimaginable' refugee crisis, says military - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/01/climate-change-trigger-unimaginable-refugee-crisis-senior-military let's hope trump listens 2 military at least

lovers of mozart's music may find this rather...impressive - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqXpIYr9Rv4

Snooping, data leaks and the threat to online privacy - http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/11/snooping-data-leaks-threat-online-privacy-161128152550659.html "threaten civil liberties and expose new vulnerabilities"

#Brexit: 1m EU citizens in Britain 'could be at risk of deportation' - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/dec/01/brexit-eu-citizens-living-britain-risk-deportation-3-million-campaign-european-union a disgraceful shambles

Watchdog rejects "hostile narrative" of UK anti-terror laws being "ratcheted up" - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/12/uk-terror-watchdog-backs-strong-responsible-less-intrusive-spy-laws/ er, #SnoopersCharter???

#China Files A Million Patents In A Year, As Government Plans To Increase Patentability Of Software - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161128/09462736144/china-files-million-patents-year-as-government-plans-to-increase-patentability-software.shtml #swpats



161130

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 161129 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/11/161129.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#AU Gov majority backs a dead horse but Labor and Greens slam #TPP - http://aftinet.org.au/cms/node/1317 ridiculous: will weaken future negotiations

Intelligence experts urge Obama to end Edward Snowden's 'untenable exile' - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/29/edward-snowden-exile-church-committee-letter-obama-cia just do it, obama...

Ministers want controls on skilled and unskilled EU workers, say sources - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/nov/30/ministers-want-controls-on-skilled-and-unskilled-eu-workers-say-sources yeah, stop skilled workers coming, clever

Frightened by Trump? You don’t know the half of it - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/30/donald-trump-george-monbiot-misinformation "staffers are from an opaque corporate misinformation network"

Tearing up US deal with #Iran would be disastrous, says CIA chief - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/30/john-brennan-tearing-up-us-deal-with-iran-would-be-disastrous-says-cia-chief don't often agree with him, but he's right here

Two-wheel takeover: bikes outnumber cars for the first time in Copenhagen - https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/nov/30/cycling-revolution-bikes-outnumber-cars-first-time-copenhagen-denmark #london needs to do more here #dk

Call for views: Modernising the European #copyright framework - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/call-for-views-modernising-the-european-copyright-framework UK consultation closes 6 December

Russia Draws On Chinese Expertise And Technology To Clamp Down On Internet Users Even More - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161129/09210136150/russia-draws-chinese-expertise-technology-to-clamp-down-internet-users-even-more.shtml #BFF

Europol hit by data security breach, blames human error - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/11/europol-hit-by-data-security-breach-blames-human-error/ another reason Internet Connection Records will leak...

A disappointing #TTIP human rights assessment - https://blog.ffii.org/a-disappointing-ttip-human-rights-assessment/ tl;dr - the @Ecorys report is predictably supine and mealymouthed

European Union Directive on counterterrorism is seriously flawed - https://edri.org/european-union-directive-counterterrorism-seriously-flawed/ "could lead to criminalising public protests"

Cop filmed killing fleeing suspect testified he felt “total fear” - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/11/cop-filmed-killing-fleeing-suspect-testified-he-felt-total-fear/ yeah, riiight

.@techdirt: Please Support Our Patreon Campaign... - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/podcast/articles/20161129/23505436154/please-support-our-patreon-campaign-listen-to-our-conversation-with-patreons-founder-jack-conte.shtml worthy cause (& not just because I write for them...)

Ahead Of President Trump, The Web's One And Only Backup Wants To Make A Backup Of Itself (In Canada) - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20161130/07225636156/ahead-president-trump-webs-one-only-backup-wants-to-make-backup-itself-canada.shtml just in case