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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190413.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

China’s AI-based prisons – both indoors and outdoors – offer a warning of how #privacy may die elsewhere - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/04/chinas-ai-based-prisons-both-outdoors-and-indoors-offer-a-warning-of-how-privacy-may-die-elsewhere/ watch what happens in #xinjiang…

Tories hit by new defections and slump in opinion polls as party divide widens - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/14/stephen-dorrell-defection-change-uk-tory-poll-five-year-low wow, we live in interesting times… #breixtchaos

Judge orders Ukip to reveal Brexit referendum data use - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/14/judge-orders-ukip-reveal-brexit-referendum-data-use the specious “will of the people” argument is based on lies and cheating at every turn…

Sino-English neologisms - http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=42421 some of these are really good; which ones would you start using?

Sultan of Brunei, who passed anti-LGBT laws, owns slew of luxury UK properties - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/14/sultan-of-brunei-hassanal-bolkiah-uk-properties we can guess what happens next, then…

190413

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190412.html’s tweets as a single page

#SouthKorea Wants To Allow Its #Copyright Protection Agency To Block Sites Allegedly Holding Infringing Material – No Judicial Review Required - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190411/07524441978/south-korea-wants-to-allow-copyright-protection-agency-to-block-sites-allegedly-holding-infringing-material-no-judicial-review.shtml bad stuff happening everywhere

Zuck’s back, calling for “new rules” for the Internet, which will entrench #Facebook’s power, but do nothing for #privacy - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/04/zucks-back-with-another-solution-to-facebooks-problems-that-dont-help-protect-privacy/ don’t forget: he’s not doing any of this for you

Facebook Showed Me My Data Is Everywhere And I Have Absolutely No Control Over It - https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/facebook-advertisers-data-brokers-car-dealerships "Perhaps the least pleasant but most accurate answer to “Who has my data?” is simply, “You’re fucked.”

YouTube’s algorithm pushed a sexist video about Katie Bouman, the scientist behind the black hole photo - https://mashable.com/article/youtube-algorithm-katie-bouman-black-hole-sexist-trolls/ bad #google

China’s AI-based prisons – both indoors and outdoors – offer a warning of how #privacy may die elsewhere - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/04/chinas-ai-based-prisons-both-outdoors-and-indoors-offer-a-warning-of-how-privacy-may-die-elsewhere/ watch what happens in #xinjiang

190412

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190411.html’s tweets as a single page

From Distracted Boyfriend to Unhelpful Teacher, I love the twists of a meme’s journey - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/apr/12/memes-distracted-boyfriend-unhelpful-teacher-hannah-jane-parkinson indeed; sad that #article13/17 will cause so much harm to this form, with its mindless, flawed automated #uploadfilters that don’t get the joke

Growing up in the Soviet Union made me fear EU Copyright Reform - https://thenextweb.com/podium/2019/04/12/growing-up-in-the-soviet-union-made-me-fear-the-eu-copyright-reform/ “Censorship and economic privileges for the few will not lead to digital prosperity. They are the new digital iron curtain and a path to disaster. We‘ve been there and it was not pretty.”

Justizministerin: Automaten können objektiver sein als Menschen - https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Justizministerin-Automatisierte-Entscheidungen-koennen-objektiver-sein-als-menschliche-4374761.html objective but wrong; woman’s clearly an idiot when it comes to technology

Open letter to Prime Minister of #Estonia and Members of Parliament on Internet Upload Filters - https://blog.ffii.org/open-letter-to-prime-minister-of-estonia-and-members-of-parliament-on-internet-upload-filters/

The Pinkertons’ plan for #climatechange: a mercenary army that guards one-percenters as the seas rise - https://boingboing.net/2019/04/12/guillotine-prevention-squad.html further proof we live in a sick society

#SouthKorea Wants To Allow Its #Copyright Protection Agency To Block Sites Allegedly Holding Infringing Material – No Judicial Review Required - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190411/07524441978/south-korea-wants-to-allow-copyright-protection-agency-to-block-sites-allegedly-holding-infringing-material-no-judicial-review.shtml

190411

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190410.html’s tweets as a single page

German Publishing Giant Claims Blocking Ads Is Copyright Infringement, In Yet Another Lawsuit Against The Industry Leader - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190409/09080941958/german-publishing-giant-claims-blocking-ads-is-copyright-infringement-yet-another-lawsuit-against-industry-leader.shtml such #clueless bullying

Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/apr/11/julian-assange-arrested-at-ecuadorian-embassy-wikileaks but no details on how that happened…very odd

"[Remainers] know a long delay probably kills Brexit and the truth is they are probably right and have probably killed Brexit.” - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/11/theresa-may-will-face-pressure-to-quit-from-brexiters-over-delay

EU Tells Internet Archive That Much Of Its Site Is ‘Terrorist Content’ - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190410/14580641973/eu-tells-internet-archive-that-much-site-is-terrorist-content.shtml further proof that #article13/17 will be a disaster

Reflections on Messier 87’s Black Hole - https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2019/04/11/reflections-on-messier-87s-black-hole/ very interesting ones, too…

Julian Assange Arrested On Behalf Of The US, For Trying To Help Manning Crack CIA Password - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190411/06134041977/julian-assange-arrested-behalf-us-trying-to-help-manning-crack-cia-password.shtml good explanation of what we know so far…

Court overturns referendum as voters were poorly informed … in Switzerland - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/11/switzerland-court-overturns-referendum-as-voters-were-poorly-informed “Given the tight outcome of the vote and the seriousness of the irregularities, it is possible that the result of the ballot would have been different” sounds…familiar

#Monsanto liable for French farmer’s ill health - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47894414

190410

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190409.html’s tweets as a single page

Urheberrechtsreform: Sie fürchten sich völlig zu Recht - https://www.capital.de/wirtschaft-politik/urheberrechtsreform-sie-fuerchten-sich-voellig-zu-recht this is what the stupid old politicians don’t understand… #uploadfilters

Zambians can pursue mining pollution claim in English courts - https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/apr/10/zambians-can-pursue-mining-pollution-claim-in-english-courts important precedent

Fiscally-conservative Democrats have declared war on the Green New Deal - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/10/fiscally-conservative-democrats-green-new-deal irresponsible idiots: without a livable planet, there won’t be an economy. and if they want cuts, cut military spending…

Universal Music Group Sale To Google ‘Would Be Blocked’, Says Impala - https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-sale-to-google-would-be-blocked-says-impala/ in 2011, I suggested Google should buy the entire music industry - https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-google-should-buy-music-industry.html would have solved lots of problems if it had…

May signals she would accept EU offer of longer #Brexit delay - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/10/may-signals-she-would-accept-eu-offer-of-longer-brexit-delay just watch that can disappear down the road…

The Challenges Facing Privacy Apps - https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2019/04/the-challenges-facing-privacy-apps/ “In Combination Open Source and End-to-End Encryption Fix the Problem”

US agriculture minister: Europe will pay the price for ignoring science - https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/us-agriculture-minister-europe-will-pay-the-price-for-ignoring-science/ says someone from a government that refuses to acknowledge & act on anthropogenic… #climatechange

UK car production could halve in no-deal #Brexit scenario – study - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/10/uk-car-production-halve-deal-brexit-study

German Publishing Giant Claims Blocking Ads Is Copyright Infringement, In Yet Another Lawsuit Against The Industry Leader - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190409/09080941958/german-publishing-giant-claims-blocking-ads-is-copyright-infringement-yet-another-lawsuit-against-industry-leader.shtml #clueless bullying

190409

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190408.html’s tweets as a single page

Trump plans $11bn tariffs aimed at EU’s aircraft, cheese and wine - https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2019/apr/09/trump-tariffs-eu-aircraft-cheese-wine-imf-debenhams-brexit-business-live?page=with:block-5cac34918f0852bbb93b471b#block-5cac34918f0852bbb93b471b EU must respond in kind - it’s the only language bullies like trump understand

#Brexit ‘nightmare’ could see GCSEs and A-levels postponed - https://www.tes.com/news/exclusive-brexit-nightmare-could-see-gcses-and-levels-postponed

Conditions for short Brexit delay have not been met, says Berlin - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/09/conditions-for-short-brexit-delay-have-not-been-met-says-berlin “German EU affairs minister says failure to end Westminster impasse points to no-deal or long extension”

Extreme weather cost Europe nearly half a trillion euros so far - https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/extreme-weather-cost-europe-nearly-half-a-trillion-euros-so-far/ tackling #climatechange is far cheaper than suffering it

UK likely to be offered Brexit extension until end of year - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/09/conditions-for-short-brexit-delay-have-not-been-met-says-berlin that would be good…

UK parliament pension fund takes first step towards fossil fuel divestment - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/09/parliament-pension-fund-fossil-fuel-divestment-climate-change long overdue; should be leading, not following

Filters Incorporated - https://edri.org/filters-inc/ “In the case of the copyright Directive becoming law, civil rights groups are set to reject upload filters in the national implementation phase. Planned actions include potential referrals to Court of Justice of the European Union.”

The vigilante shaming influencers for bad behavior in national parks - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/09/influencers-national-parks-public-lands-hate-you “influencers” == mindless egoists, desperate for mindless adulation… #instagram

The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts “illegal” or “harmful” material - https://boingboing.net/2019/04/09/constitutional-monarchs-r-us.html not going well, this…

#Brexit ‘already causing medicine shortages’ at pharmacies in England - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/09/brexit-medicine-shortages-pharmacies-england this does not happen in civilised countries…

190408

Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest https://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2019/04/190407.html’s tweets as a single page

The EU’s Catastrophic Copyright Directive Can Still Be Stopped, If Governments Of Sweden And Germany Do The Right Thing - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190401/02091241917/eus-catastrophic-copyright-directive-can-still-be-stopped-if-governments-sweden-germany-do-right-thing.shtml still possible… #article13/17

Putin urges to maintain freedom of Internet - https://vestnikkavkaza.net/material/122155 oh, vlad, you are such a tease…

British woman faces jail in Dubai for ‘insulting’ ex-husband’s new wife on Facebook - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/08/british-woman-faces-jail-in-dubai-for-insulting-ex-husbands-new-wife-on-facebook a good reason never to go to #dubai…

Springer klagt erneut gegen Adblocker-Anbieter - https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/springer-verklagt-eyeo-verletzt-adblock-plus-das-urheberrecht-a-1261804.html springer confirms its cluelessness and contempt for its readers once more… great publicity for #adblockers, though - have you installed one?

Trump administration sabotages major conservation effort, defying Congress - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/apr/08/trump-administration-sabotages-major-conservation-effort-defying-congress trump really hates americans, doesn’t he?

The Sky Is Rising: The Entertainment Industry Is Thriving, Almost Entirely Because Of The Internet - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190407/23033141947/sky-is-rising-entertainment-industry-is-thriving-almost-entirely-because-internet.shtml we simply do not need to undermine the Internet to prop up the #copyright industry: it’s doing fine anyway…

Barnier says EU would refuse trade talks with UK after no-deal unless backstop addressed - https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/apr/08/brexit-latest-news-live-theresa-may-union-most-likely-outcome-if-labour-and-government-can-compromise-says-minister-live-news?page=with:block-5cab65658f08bc7376ae9282#block-5cab65658f08bc7376ae9282 so there’s that… #brexitchaos

Burger King’s plant-based Whopper gets glowing review – from a meat lobbyist - https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/apr/08/burger-king-impossible-whopper-plant-based-review-meat-lobbyist it’s happening…

Most browsers – except Firefox and Brave – are eliminating the option to turn off surveilling “hyperlink auditing” - https://boingboing.net/2019/04/08/no-opt-out.html #privacy