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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?

151209

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151208 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151208.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

#Turkey's #YouTube Ban Breached Right To Information, Says European Court Of Human Rights - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151204/09264532987/turkeys-youtube-ban-breached-right-to-information-says-european-court-human-rights.shtml important decision

important: MPs debate #TTIP tomorrow - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/backbench-business-committee/news-parliament-2015/mps-debate-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership/ pl. write to your MPs before then: https://www.writetothem.com/ makes it easy

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

EU’s new #copyright framework could introduce “Google tax” on snippets - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/eus-new-copyright-framework-could-introduce-google-tax-on-snippets/ portability instead of ending #geoblocking

Bataclan third gunman was on French security list - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/09/bataclan-third-gunman-foued-mohamed-aggad-french-security-list yet another intelligence failure, nothing to do with #crypto

151208

Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151207 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.de/2015/12/151207.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Commodity crunch: miners slash spending as rout deepens - http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/dec/08/commodity-crunch-mining-shares-oil-chinese-trade-shock-business-live#block-5666a229e4b06e40cff6a31f good to see @bhpbilliton suffering there...

New EU cybersecurity rules neutered by future backdoors and weakened crypto - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/new-eu-cybersecurity-rules-neutered-by-future-backdoors-and-weakened-crypto/ what's the point if they break stuff?

Will the European Parliament ask court whether #ISDS is legal? - https://www.vrijschrift.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/192-Will-the-European-Parliament-ask-court-whether-ISDS-is-legal.html they ought to....

Ivory price drop in China signals fall in demand, report says - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/08/ivory-price-drop-in-china-signals-fall-in-demand-report-says let's hope, time is running out for elephants

AT&T Pretends It Was Just About To Offer A Bunch Of Awesome Services, But Then Net Neutrality Happened - https://www.techdirt.com/blog/netneutrality/articles/20151202/10201732972/att-pretends-it-was-just-about-to-offer-bunch-awesome-services-then-net-neutrality-happened.shtml comedians

"If you start charging them at Swedish prices, then all you will get is more piracy" - http://www.politico.eu/article/coming-soon-netflix-on-holidays-commission-regulation-media-geoblocking-eu/ so don't price gouge them...

important: MPs debate #TTIP on Thursday - http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/backbench-business-committee/news-parliament-2015/mps-debate-transatlantic-trade-and-investment-partnership/ pl. write to your MPs before then: https://www.writetothem.com/ makes it easy

Greenpeace exposes sceptics hired to cast doubt on climate science - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/08/greenpeace-exposes-sceptics-cast-doubt-climate-science nice work by @Greenpeace

Facebook Declares BBC Article About French Political Polls 'Unsafe' - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20151207/00161333008/facebook-declares-bbc-article-about-french-political-polls-unsafe.shtml uh-huh

Early look at 2015 greenhouse gas emissions is good news if true - http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2015/12/early-look-at-2015-greenhouse-gas-emissions-is-good-news-if-true/ let's hope..

House votes overwhelmingly to restrict visa waivers for travelers - http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/262529-house-votes-overwhelmingly-to-restrict-visa-waivers-for-travelers pic says: "#ConfidentAmerica"...not so much

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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151206 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151206.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Red de democratie. Teken voor een referendum over #TTIP en #CETA! - https://ttip-referendum.nl/ 44K signed so far... #nl

France looking at banning Tor, blocking public Wi-Fi - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/france-looking-at-banning-tor-blocking-public-wi-fi/ france now officially insane #censorship

No support for #TTIP unless environmental concerns addressed - http://www.politics.hu/20151204/no-support-for-ttip-unless-environmental-concerns-addressed/ saith #hu’s National Sustainable Development Council

European Court of Human Rights says blanket #surveillance is a violation - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/european-court-of-human-rights-says-blanket-surveillance-is-a-violation/ important: could apply to #IPBill too...

¿#TTIP? ¡No con mi voto! - https://act.wemove.eu/campaigns/ttip-no-con-mi-voto "una amenaza a nuestra soberanía"

BEUC position on access to medicines - http://www.beuc.eu/publications/beuc-x-2015-104_access_to_medicines.pdf #TTIP will make the situation much worse - just look at #TPP

Tell the @theSNP: get tougher on #TTIP - https://speakout.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/405 if SNP wants sovereignty for Scotland, #TTIP is its very antithesis

Ampliative Art - http://www.ampliativeart.org/en/welcome "reciprocity-based web platform"

Sharks, Tigers, and Elephants: New Analysis Reveals #TPP Threats to Endangered Species - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ben-beachy/sharks-tigers-and-elephan_b_8740876.html

It's Time to Take a Stand for Workers on #TPP - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-p-hoffa/labor-unions-tpp_b_8740856.html

#Notosocialmediabill: Nigeria on verge of criminalizing social media - https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2015/12/07/notosocialmediabill-nigeria-on-verge-of-criminalizing-social-media bad stuff happening in #nigeria...