Thursday, 23 January 2014

140122


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140121 - http://bit.ly/1dOacVo yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#Snowden Calls Russian-Spy Story “Absurd” - http://nyr.kr/1kWuDDn "American public has a seat at the table now" (v @cfarivar)

In Response To Growing Protests, EU Pulls Corporate Sovereignty Chapter From TAFTA/TTIP 2 Allow Public Consultation - http://bit.ly/1duHylX

S&Ds want the investor-state dispute mechanism out of #TAFTA/#TTIP - http://bit.ly/1mEENHi great, they get it: #ISDS out, not updated

Correa: Ecuador will not sign a FTA with the EU - http://bit.ly/KFBKiI very wise

#FreeBSD 10.0 Final Released - http://bit.ly/1cU3bfy good to see continuing progress here

Tuniu.com The Latest IPO To Rise In The East - http://tcrn.ch/1faZPYP another name to remember... #china #travel

#NSA #whistleblower Edward #Snowden to hold Q&A Thursday - http://cnet.co/1duNITa should be interesting

how to publish an open-access paper in a paywalled journal - http://bit.ly/1mELFnU useful advice #openaccess #copyright

Police to ask home secretary to approve use of water cannon across country - http://bit.ly/1eSexDl building the #policestate #uk

important: leaked CETA #ISDS text (nov 2013) - http://bit.ly/1kXjcve how did I miss this? (v ‏@CETAWatch)#TAFTA/#TTIP

Independent commission on future of Net after #NSA revelations - http://bit.ly/KGkXvP it's got @MarietjeSchaake, but others are hopeless

Man Subjected To Multiple Rectal Searches And Enemas By Police Officers Receives $1.6 Million Settlement - http://bit.ly/1cUJTH4 too little

EU Commission set to betray us with #ISDS - http://bit.ly/1imRdTH is De Gucht's move a trick? Why we must push for full transparency

#TPP: Warnings From #NAFTA - http://bit.ly/1f6quYx "Fast-track authority would virtually guarantee passage [of TPP]" (v @schestowitz)

Cross-party groups of MPs to launch private member's bill calling for public ownership to be the default option - http://bit.ly/1in3aZN

What is PAFTA? - http://www.pafta.eu/ people fighting #TPP/#TTIP/#TAFTA/#CETA/PAFTA; lots of resources, multilingual

Sarkozy plans 2017 comeback - http://bit.ly/1dUtTJG oh no - once was more than enough #HADOPI

Here We Go Again: Canadian Recording Industry Calls on Government To Regulate the Internet - http://bit.ly/1indu3Q they never give up

State Liability for Regulatory Change: How International Investment Rules are Overriding Domestic Law - http://bit.ly/1aJg7Z4 good analysis

Death by data: how #Kafka’s The Trial prefigured the nightmare of modern #surveillance state - http://bit.ly/1eSOVpV chilling, but correct

Free trade needs balance - http://bit.ly/1kYdARp for that, it needs #participation, and for that it needs #transparency #TAFTA/#TTIP

#Japan’s growing #opendata movement - http://bit.ly/19O1y8m that's welcome

A beaver in England? Well, I'll be dammed - http://bit.ly/1dUU0jy hooray (v  ‏@pourmecoffee @edyong209)

Before Snowden, Nixon Admin Pioneered Evidence-Free 'Russian Spy' Smears Against Daniel Ellsberg - http://bit.ly/KHM0Hk not even original

 Reddit AMA done by groups opposed to fast track - http://bit.ly/1eT8Chl lots of questions about #TPP etc.

 Bad news from the world of #fracking and, even more importantly, corporate control of information - http://bit.ly/1kYODFm insane

Forget Salmon and Tuna—It's Time to Start Eating 'Trash Fish' - http://bit.ly/1inT0bp we already do in #EU

Russia Hacked 'Hundreds' of Companies Worldwide - http://on.mash.to/1aqS0AK rather more than that, I suspect...

Three Strikes Law Does Nothing to Curb Piracy, Research Finds - http://bit.ly/KHu0xn so can we just drop it, please? #hadopi

#Malaysia, #Vietnam tarry on state-sector reform - http://bit.ly/LV9ABK #TPP would take without giving...

Bill Gates Dons Chicken Head for Outrageous Viral Video - http://on.mash.to/1dQ5jLn well, kudos for that...

Almost Three Times the Risk of Carrying #MRSA from Living Near a Mega-Farm - http://wrd.cm/1kZmxK8 how many must die before we stop this?


Wednesday, 22 January 2014

140121


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140120 - http://bit.ly/1mnEKg6 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

fishermen begin annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins in #Japan - http://bit.ly/1myPw5V cruel & stupid: this plays into #China's hands

Sovereignty fears lead to EU-US trade rethink - http://ind.pn/1dOCltZ 3-month public consultation on #ISDS: significant if confirmed #TTIP

#TAFTA/#TTIP: EU setzt Verhandlungen mit USA teilweise aus - http://bit.ly/1eOfYmc more details: ISDS text 2 be published? (v @Fschweitzer)

Shale gas 'boom' is a long way off, claim experts - http://bit.ly/1dr1Xsb how many seats do Tories want to lose over this in next election?

S2B refutes European Commission’s defense of controversial #ISDS - http://bit.ly/19K6evQ detailed & damning #TAFTA/#TTIP

US tech firms try to halt tax avoidance reforms - http://bit.ly/KwKqIN argument: we got away with it before, so we should in future too

.@Bruce_Schneier:"#NSA agiert gegen US-Interessen" - http://bit.ly/1hcW7ip "Ich fühlte mich verraten." wir auch.  (v  ‏@olewin)

#TPP: "I think we'll get a sense in the first half of this year ... whether it's a goer or not." - http://bit.ly/1iiKfz2 sounds doubtful

Commission should stop buying the shale gas hype - http://bit.ly/KBFtxJ interesting numbers-based analysis #fracking

 FBI Drags Google Glass Man From Theater on Piracy Fears - http://bit.ly/1bMNs68 just the start...

#Taiji-Bucht: Japanische Fischer töten Dutzende Delfine - http://bit.ly/1jki56Y causing huge damage to #japan's international image

EU to consult public on provisions in #TAFTA/#TTIP on investor-state dispute settlement - http://bit.ly/1dM34Zv it's official

Drax protesters' convictions quashed over withheld evidence of police spy - http://bit.ly/1molYVD great news, right decision

Now That The #NSA Has Made It The Norm, Total #Surveillance During The Sochi Olympic Games Is No Longer Noteworthy - http://bit.ly/1aGAV3i

Privacy tools used by 28% of the online world, research finds - http://bit.ly/1mosHiw good news, but we need to get figure even higher #nsa

Why this year’s Davos could be bad for our health - http://bit.ly/1ePPPnc #TAFTA/#TTIP talks will continue unofficially, secretly

#TTIP: Erster Teilerfolg der Zivilgesellschaft - http://bit.ly/1ds41Ah indeed, but lots more to do... #TAFTA

Rep. Mike Rogers Keeps Insisting #Snowden Is A Russian Spy, Even As NSA/FBI Officials Say No Such Evidence - http://bit.ly/1bPUlDH pathetic

#TTIP Update XIII - http://bit.ly/1ijOb2L amazing: EU pulls #ISDS to allow public consultation; UK reports says ISDS woud bring no benefit

Human Rights Watch 2014 criticises NSA #surveillance - http://bit.ly/1bfXBo2 "disastrous long-term effect on Net freedom and free speech"

The first-ever botwall could change the economics of hacking forever - http://bit.ly/1dszSkj er, no; but sounds interesting

#TTIP Updates - The Glyn Moody blogs - http://bit.ly/1868cGa now with links to the full panoply... #TAFTA

Flood defence cuts will cost £3bn in damages, say UK climate advisers - http://bit.ly/1cQQn9V #paterson can't even do the sums

EU-kommissionen gör taktisk tillfällig reträtt om #ISDS i #TTIP - http://bit.ly/1dMwkzq more thoughts on EC move

UE suspende parcialmente negociaciones de libre comercio con EEUU - http://bit.ly/KCSHud #ISDS

EU to consult on #ISDS - http://bit.ly/KCTAD5 "We call on the public to demand a clear 'no' to excessive rights for businesses" #FoE

Proposed changes to the investment dispute-resolution system: A South American perspective - http://bit.ly/1ijXz6w interesting ideas

EU warming to GM crops, says #CA minister - http://bit.ly/KznGYF  "expedited ways of listing new GM varieties."  #ORLY? (v @CETAWatch)

now that we are going to see #TTIP's #ISDS text, we must also see #CETA's #ISDS chapter to check if it has the same sovereignty problems...

 EU-Freihandelsabkommen mit USA: Angst vor dem Zorn der Bürger - http://bit.ly/19LdqYH too right - want another #ACTA? no, I thought not

4 Ways Green Groups Say #TPP Will Hurt Environment - http://bit.ly/1ikhaDs & much else besides

Civil society: #Malaysia must withdraw from #TPP now - http://bit.ly/1dRCHA2 no agreement is better than a bad agreement

US withholding Fisa court orders on #NSA bulk collection of Americans' data - http://bit.ly/1f9wbDc something to hide, hmm?

Dianne Feinstein: NSA Would Never Abuse Its Powers Because It's 'Professional' - http://bit.ly/1jlkFtv yeah, right

#TTIP: How a New Secret ’Trade’ Treaty Could Put the World’s Biggest Firms Beyond Government Control - http://bit.ly/1dMQkBU #TAFTA

Big Pharma Accused Of #Patent Plot Of 'Satanic Magnitude' By South African Health Minister - http://bit.ly/1aHgJOJ no, really

Malaysia Says #TPP Hard to Complete This Year - http://bloom.bg/1dMU9qR *this* year??? whoa; wise thoughts from #malaysia

Pope urges #Davos elite to serve humanity with wealth - http://reut.rs/KAaGSI it's lovely that the pope has such great sense of humour

China's princelings storing riches in Caribbean offshore haven - http://bit.ly/1bTehWg @guardian won't be very popular in #china now...

U.S. says 12 companies, including BitTorrent and NFL teams, broke EU privacy rules - http://bit.ly/1dNcFQ3 v interesting move #safeharbour


Tuesday, 21 January 2014

140120


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140119 - http://bit.ly/1jgW6Os yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Labour pushes NZ trade interests in US - http://bit.ly/1aD7b4c doubt it'll make any difference to #TPP

2013: The Year the BBC Looked Like a Bogus Signer - http://huff.to/KpoejP excellent simile (v @marcuschown)

#DisconnectedContinent – Wie die EU Kommission die Netzneutralität abschafft - http://bit.ly/1h7Luh1 not good

EFSA consults on hormone-affecting chemical Bisphenol A - http://bit.ly/Kpv3BV important stuff

Our Toxicity Experiment in West Virginia - http://wrd.cm/1dJdGIM why we must preserve EU's Precautionary Principle in #TAFTA/#TTIP

Response to Obama’s Speech on #Surveillance - http://mzl.la/1doiWeH so good to see #mozilla addressing political issues like this

EU–US trade talks: what chance for #transparency? - http://bit.ly/19HXKW9 useful report on risible "Civil Society" meeting on #TAFTA/#TTIP

Obama's "Big" Speech on #NSA Delivers So Little - http://bit.ly/1ak6Skl but miles better than UK government "response" #gchq

Bertelsmann Foundation Wins EU Grant for "#TTIP Roadshow" - http://bit.ly/KrUnar I wonder if EU is funding #TAFTA sceptics too...

US trade debate prompts fears of delay in talks - http://bit.ly/KxZhSJ interesting: could affect #TPP and #TAFTA/#TTIP

#Copyright Week: Δημόσιος Διάλογος για την Μεταρρύθμιση του Νόμου περί Πνευματικής Ιδιοκτησίας! - http://bit.ly/1bBT2IH

Probing America: Top German Prosecutor Considers #NSA Investigation - http://bit.ly/1dNRkUW potentially big (v @ioerror)#de

US requires #OpenAccess to Scientific Research – huge progress - http://bit.ly/1mvDTN2 includes unrestricted data mining (v @brembs)

#Microsoft Research adopts #openaccess 4 pubs - http://bit.ly/1dO7r4L #opensource for sw? I predict it will happen (v  ‏@petermurrayrust)

Some green extremists 'close to Trotskyites,' says Lord Deben - http://bit.ly/1aEHTWx wow, spot the subtle attempt to smear...

This slaughter is 'lawful', says #Japan: More than 200 dolphins expected to be killed tomorrow - http://ind.pn/Ku1crW what an image #taiji

The Global Fight Against Corporate Rule - http://bit.ly/1dpHdRz excellent piece on the fightback against #ISDS and its injustice #TPP #TTIP

Health #Canada scientists setting up unofficial libraries as national libraries fail - http://bit.ly/Ku8eNp incredible

New documents: #NSA provided 2-3 daily “tips” to #FBI for at least 3 years - http://bit.ly/1beCXol well well well

#TAFTA/#TTIP: EU setzt Verhandlungen mit USA teilweise aus - http://bit.ly/1eOfYmc more details: ISDS text 2 be published? (v @Fschweitzer)


Monday, 20 January 2014

140119


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140118 - http://bit.ly/1eK15kT yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

US Patients’ Costs Skyrocket; Specialists’ Incomes Soar - http://nyti.ms/1mgiyUU this is what tories want for the #NHS (v @dangillmor)

Home Affairs Committee - Minutes of Evidence on counter-terrorism - http://bit.ly/1e3lHmI illuminating contributions, especially from #MI6

‘A FEMA-level fail’: law professor who coined ‘#netneutrality’ lashes out at the FCC’s legal strategy - http://wapo.st/1agHb4b good analysis

The Whistle-Blower Who Freed Dreyfus - http://nyti.ms/1dOKHkn fascinating & inspiring tale (v @Liberationtech @JulieOwono)#snowden #manning

Guide to #OpenScience - http://bit.ly/Lm8b6z really excellent short intro by @christopherbare; recommended (v @wilbanks)

Ed Miliband wants consumer groups to improve uncompetitive markets - http://bit.ly/1aBbfVT would clash with #TAFTA/#TTIP's #ISDS

The Transatlantic Colossus - http://bit.ly/1e3y0zp best collection of background essays for #TAFTA/#TTIP. Do read & RT - free & #cc

 The Mafia's Deadly Garbage: #Italy's Growing Toxic Waste Scandal - http://bit.ly/1aBvjHu awful (v @SMaurizi @flemingjude)

Experts overseeing care.data have been approving releases of identifiable patient data - http://bit.ly/LpR3g0 still time to opt out #nhs

UK consultation on orphan works - http://bit.ly/1h4HVrP important area #copyright

Copyright and #OpenAccess 2014 - http://bit.ly/1iciGHV we need ZEN: Zero Embargo Now...

$8.5 Billion Olympics Railroad Leaves Environmental Ruin - http://on.mash.to/1icjaxw #putin's shame #sochi

#China Operating System sets sights on iOS, Android - http://cnet.co/LpVyXZ #linux-based, of course... #COS

#NAFTA gave corporations #ISDS - http://bit.ly/1bbk7ye block regulations they don’t like, undermining democracy & local sovereignty #TTIP

German farmers fear for Europe’s bacon with US trade deal - http://bit.ly/1aBxrze smaller #EU farmers will be big losers in #TAFTA/#TTIP

RepRapPro releases new model Ormerod - http://bit.ly/1dGLkib #opensource #3dprinter

#TAFTA/#TTIP: Agrarbündnis warnt vor Chlorhühnchen und Genpflanzen - http://bit.ly/1aByrDq people are waking up

To Safeguard the Public Domain (and the Public Interest), Fix #Copyright’s Crazy Penalties - http://bit.ly/1f2F01p absurdly punitive

US firm’s FTA plan to keep mine - http://bit.ly/1bpOHrG #ISDS strikes again, thanks to AU-US FTA

Events for #London hackers and designers who want a better world - http://bit.ly/1dGN9Md worthy causes

#Mozilla Is Mapping Cell Towers and WiFi Access Points - http://bit.ly/1eKv10f good to see

Building an open source Nest - http://bit.ly/1bpS0z9 great and necessary project #domotics

Medical Price Gouging and Waste Are Skyrocketing - http://huff.to/1hDr4NO coming to a privatised #NHS near you (v @pharmagossip @hhask)

 India-EU free trade pact likely to be signed next year - http://bit.ly/1h4VF5N we shall see

Nun faces 30 years in prison for exposing security lapses in nuclear weapons program - http://bit.ly/1mhqYLT

#Mozilla's Biggest Move in 2014: Getting Political [Updated] - http://bit.ly/19xq8Km with latest evidence of this important shift

 Rising Tide of Public Outrage on the Verge of Stopping a Shady Corporate Deal in Washington - http://bit.ly/1mq6aor "#TPP Loses Momentum"

EU Ombudsman conflates negotiation and ratification documents for #ACTA - http://bit.ly/19Fk3vD the case is not yet closed...

#NHS patient data to be made available for sale to #drug and #insurance firms - http://bit.ly/1ai1UEI sure you don't want to opt out...?

#TPP Leak shows trade deal may prove tricky - http://bit.ly/LDiLGY interesting analysis of what we know

Freihandelsabkommen mit den USA: Fluch oder Segen? - http://bit.ly/1mrzJ99 read this, and find out (v @Fschweitzer)#TAFTA/#TTIP


Sunday, 19 January 2014

140118


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140117 - http://bit.ly/1aeGlVG yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

BBC ignorance on mass surveillance again - http://bit.ly/1ay0EYC how did @BBC sink to this level of journalistic degradation? #gchq #nsa

Will #Monsanto Become The #NSA Of #Agriculture? - http://bit.ly/1dBEN5P it's clearly trying #bigdata

#TTIP puts the EU's environmental and social policies on the line - http://bit.ly/1drZR1d 10 leading NGOs explain why #TAFTA (v @NHSour)

250 #dolphins to be slaughtered in #Japan - http://bit.ly/LjAzWO shameful barbarism inflicted on such intelligent creatures #tweetfortaiji

Very internet woman. Wow. - http://bit.ly/1dFD0xI repellent stuff #misogyny

Artists Embracing, Rather Than Fighting, BitTorrent Seeing Amazing Results - http://bit.ly/1gZVSHq that's the way to do it...

Signifying Nothing - http://bit.ly/1eTxLLc "The “restrictions” on the #NSA were devoid of intent, mumbled and hedged around."

NSA surveillance: American debate, British denial - http://bit.ly/1dhEbPq obama's response was weak; but at least he made it... #gchq

The #NSA hate this song :) -  Dan Bull - http://bit.ly/19CEcSR I'm sure they do. more fine anger purveyed by the inimitable Mr Bull

Obama’s restrictions on NSA rely on narrow definition of ‘spying’ - http://wapo.st/1azkpCi good analysis of his word trickery (v @normative)

Obama’s Speech, Annotated Version - http://bit.ly/1afmINg excellent analysis; highly recommended (v @normative)#nsa #surveillance

useful list of #TAFTA/#TTIP meetings 2012-01 - 2013-04 - http://bit.ly/1i9XJ0a old, but useful (v @abuVeliki)

Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new role: Climate Activist - http://usat.ly/1diwpF0 good for him (v @OpenSociety)

Obama Does Little to Reassure Industry - http://nyti.ms/1bgz85G Microsoft is rightly unhappy about what was not said (v @trevortimm)

Take note, BBC. Whistleblowers are good for you - http://bit.ly/1fK0uFe my contempt for the @bbc grows by the day #savile #coverup

Copyright Week: If We Want To Get Copyright Right, It's Time To Go Back To Basics - http://bit.ly/1dF9qdp lots of important points


Saturday, 18 January 2014

140117


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140116 - http://bit.ly/1cyu34O yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

 Copyright or copywrong? The state of #copyright in #Australia - http://bit.ly/K90Zdv useful review of bad idea that keeps returning

non-secret #TPP "would be an open invitation for a heap of lobbying interest groups" - http://bit.ly/1ePAuVS absurd and insulting argument

Another month, another Wikileak – For God’s sake release the text! - http://bit.ly/1fEdwDZ too right #transparency #TPP

Nuevas filtraciones de Wikileaks: Amagan empresas de EU ecología - http://bit.ly/1hxbVxu #mx #TPP

Wikileaks filtra tercer documento del #TPP - http://bit.ly/1dANtMk #pe

Leaked #TPP Document Reveals No Regard for Environment in Trade Agreement - http://bit.ly/1eWh9Au good analysis of fast track problems

The #TPP Greenwashes Dirty Politics - http://bit.ly/1mabXeL "sellout to fossil fuels and no enforcement ability" (v @wikileaks)

#Microsoft Agrees To Hand Over #Skype User Data To Russian Police - http://bit.ly/1hxdOKp how helpful of them #ru

List of Smoking-Related Illnesses Grows Significantly in U.S. Report - http://nyti.ms/19yBnlX all-the-more reason to bring in #plainpacks

UK Man Jailed For Not Giving Police Thumbstick Password - http://bit.ly/1i4oOlk #RIPA needs a complete update

"[Hague] talked about being within the law on content. This isn't content. This is metadata" - http://bit.ly/1hxFRcS crucial pt about Hague

Lord asks “Shouldn’t Filters (that don’t work) be compulsory?” - http://bit.ly/1i5vBv9 just as we predicted (v @STCPI @ralpost)#censorship

Growing Number Of People Agree That Ed #Snowden Is A #Whistleblower - http://bit.ly/1ddOxj9 US government losing control of the narrative

53 Years To The Day That Eisenhower Warned Of The Military-Industrial Complex, Obama Will Further Its Cause - http://bit.ly/1dBCqTh

Things Barack Obama Doesn’t Consider “Abuse” - http://bit.ly/19zy51P rewriting history #NSA

Emails reveal UK helping shale gas industry manage #fracking opposition - http://bit.ly/1jb9sM9 UK gov as biased as ever

presidential policy directive on surveillance - http://bit.ly/Kakz9n interesting, but not something we can really trust... #NSA

 You are here Obama's #NSA reforms ignore real problem and leave foreigners unprotected - http://bit.ly/Lgc8tq they also incredibly vague

President Obama Surpasses Exceptionally Low Expectations On NSA Reforms, But Reforms Are Still Very Weak - http://bit.ly/1eXfHxM & vague

Obama's #NSA 'reforms' are little more than a PR attempt to mollify the public - http://bit.ly/1i7jIEQ exactly right #sham

Letter from Five Members of Congress to USTR on #TPP and Access to Medicine [pdf] - http://bit.ly/1awQhUX "do not undermine public health"

Major Political Donors Have Access to #TPP Documents. Everyone Else? Not So Much - http://bit.ly/1axvMKT "all just a coincidence, right?"

USTR Refuses To Show Up For Senate Hearing On Fast Track - http://bit.ly/1i7rw9z such palpable disdain #TPP #TAFTA/#TTIP

#Copyright Week: Fair Use Is Not An 'Exception' But The Rule - http://bit.ly/1i7rP4l important point


Thursday, 16 January 2014

140116


 Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140115 - http://bit.ly/1b594qd yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#AGCOM e regolamento Ammazza-web. Non sono ammessi interventi nè repliche - http://bit.ly/1a9epm1 oltraggioso...

#NZ Government failing the environment in #TPP talks - http://bit.ly/1csCgY1 this is what secrecy hides: betrayal

#TPP talks hot up in early 2014 - http://bit.ly/1dSGh9m good analysis: #Malaysia rightly demands carve-out for #tobacco

2014 Federal Spending Bill Contains Demands For Transparency On NSA Surveillance Programs - http://bit.ly/1m8tGTM surprising

#NSA Spying Fallout Hits French Satellite Deal - http://bit.ly/1b5ceub ripples continue to spread #france #UAE

 Las oscuras negociaciones para el  acuerdo de comercio UE-EE.UU.  - http://bit.ly/1dvtVrj good report of shameful meeting #TAFTA/#TTIP

"Comisión Europea duda publicamente de la imparcialidad del Tribunal Europeo de Justicia para opinar sobre #TTIP" - http://bit.ly/1dvtVrj

UK could no longer be a full military partner to the US - http://bit.ly/1dxKT9T what, unable to take part in illegal wars, you mean? #iraq

UK no longer being US's partner in war crimes is a feature, not a bug -  http://bit.ly/1dxKT9T #iraq

Extreme heat stops play at Australian Open - http://bit.ly/1htxz5x fortunately, #AU government tells us #climatechange isn't happening

Detention centre castigated over death of elderly man - http://bit.ly/LhI6pD this is where profit-driven privatisation leads #shame

'Low carbon leakage' begins as EU prepares to junk efficiency goal - http://bit.ly/L8FpGs idiotic from every point of view

EU Commission Redefines Corporate Lobbyists As 'Civil Society' To Pretend To Be #Transparent In #TAFTA/#TTIP - http://bit.ly/1j96eZC

#TPP might weaken shark fin ban - http://bbc.in/1dTLXzJ wow,@BBC bravely writes about TPP - but only on its environment pages...

EU brings innovation into public procurement rules - http://bit.ly/1i1uJYl pity that #TAFTA/#TTIP's #ISDS would negate this completely

WIPO hosts Conference on #OpenInnovation: Collaborative Projects and the Future of Knowledge - http://bit.ly/1daa4co words, words, words

The Next March For Freedom UK! - http://on.fb.me/K6DFNx maybe 1st march agaisnt #TAFTA/#TTUP and others things; won't be last

Turn Of The Year: Software Patents - http://bit.ly/1aadsdf useful summary of what lies in store this year #swpats

High Court: 'Google privacy case can be heard in UK' - http://bit.ly/1dx636t hugely important precedent (v @RyanHeathEU)

The Tories’ hunger games - http://bit.ly/1aahYbr great piece about Britain's great shame...

Hurra! Saatgut-Verordnung vor dem Aus - http://bit.ly/1cv7ayU huge victory for common sense, diversity & the environment if confirmed

Former Bush Speechwriter: Ed #Snowden Is A 'Shameless Espionage Pornographer' - http://bit.ly/1asnMaP oh, classy; also, completely false

#NSA/#GCHQ collects millions of text messages daily in 'untargeted' global sweep - http://bit.ly/1m99e5l "large volume of unselected SMS"

Jeremy Hunt trying to undermine trust in us, say four in five GPs - http://bit.ly/1b6wL1v what a despicable little man... #nhs

#Mozilla's Biggest Move in 2014: Getting Political - http://bit.ly/19xq8Km  NSA's subversion of the Net mean it must fight for its community

Study: These 100 phrases yield success on #Kickstarter - http://bit.ly/1ataQVk interesting

#Microsoft can remotely delete programs from Windows PCs - http://bit.ly/1hvOKDN are you sure you want to give MS that power?

Wikileaks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Environment Chapter: “Toothless Public Relations Exercise” - http://bit.ly/1hvQ6yk  #TPP

.@_Goblin reminds me that Google could also delete apps if installed through PlayStore - http://bit.ly/1at2sSH (still true?)

Irish TD attacks open-source browsers, anonymous networks - http://zd.net/1b6MlKA no comment necessary...

6 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Were Buried So Big Pharma Could Make Money - http://bit.ly/1kETUlv open clinical trials data now

Congressional Reps Ask Bruce Schneier To Explain To Them What The NSA Is Doing, Because The NSA Won't Tell Them - http://bit.ly/1dbj9C2

Japan Remains Hotbed of #TPP Protest as U.S. Tries to Fast-Track Trade Deal, Crush Environmental Laws - http://bit.ly/1dbkl8h (v @DrRimmer)

#TPP Environment Chapter weakness contrasts with foreign investor rights to sue against environmental regulation - http://bit.ly/1md9jrm

The Corruption Of Power: President Obama Trusts Himself Not To Abuse NSA Info - http://bit.ly/1aUv4rE perhaps he is literally insane?