Wednesday 5 February 2014

140204


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140203 - http://bit.ly/1ihNzra yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

"In countries where people report most #bribery, biggest culprit is healthcare industry" - http://bit.ly/1amSzeG don't privatise #NHS

Lamy: Social model distinguishes Europe from the rest of the world - http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/pascal-lamy-interview-interview-533239 #TAFTA/#TTIP would jeopardise this

Will #TAFTA/#TTIP really boost wages and growth, asks TUC - http://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/owen-tudor/will-transatlantic-trade-treaty-really-boost-wages-and-growth-asks-tuc good article explains why answer is "no"

"Corruption is estimated to cost the EU economy €120 billion per year" - http://www.euractiv.com/justice/commission-gives-eu-countries-an-news-533233 so tackle this instead of #TAFTA/#TTIP

Pesticides halve bees' pollen gathering ability, research shows - http://www.euractiv.com/cap/pesticides-halve-bees-pollen-gat-news-533220 so for "science-based" policy, ban them permanently

MT @RupertMyers Cambridge Colleges by wine budget/the number of firsts they achieve pic.twitter.com/hNcyFTZrqU >> Trinity 1st for 1sts...

Untrue claims by #NHS IT chief - http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2014/02/04/untrue-claims-by-nhs-it-chief/ still want to give up control of your health data?


Humanity's forgotten return to Africa revealed in DNA - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24988-humanitys-forgotten-return-to-africa-revealed-in-dna.html fascinating stuff

Tea Party teams with union leaders to fight Obama’s trade plan - http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/197332-tea-party-teams-with-labor-to-fight-obamas-trade-plan says it all, really #fasttrack #TPP #TAFTA/#TTIP

Care.data and the murky US partnership that puts your health data at risk - http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-02/04/care-data-nhs-healthcare good piece on why you want to opt out

#TTIP Update XIV - http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2014/02/ttip-update-xiv/index.htm what new #CETA leaks tells us about EU's #ISDS plans - & why they won't protect EU sovereignty

Francisco Vera: #TPP Threatens Human Rights in #Chile’s Digital Environment - http://infojustice.org/archives/32087 and not only

#Orangutans under attack - https://secure.avaaz.org/en/a_plan_to_save_the_orangutans_dn_ctr/?dty worthy cause; I've pledged some dosh FWIW...

YouTube-Videos einbetten künftig kostenpflichtig? [Update: GEMA-Stellungnahme] - https://netzpolitik.org/2014/youtube-videos-einbetten-kuenftig-kostenpflichtig/ ah, GEMA.... #copyright

#NHS admits it should have been clearer over medical records-sharing scheme - http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/feb/04/nhs-admits-clearer-medical-records-sharing-scheme yeah, right....

Spying Fears Abroad Hurt U.S. Tech Firms - http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303743604579350611848246016 just the start, matey, just the start... #nsa

Congress: Don't betray democracy! No "Fast Track" for the #TPP - http://www.stopfasttrack.com/ #FastTack is dying: help finish it off...

Cuadrilla announces 2 new #fracking sites - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/04/cuadrilla-two-new-lancashire-fracking-sites-shale-gas " precursor to providing economic & environmental benefits": er, no & no

Against Oversight: Why Fixing the Oversight of Canadian Surveillance Won't Solve the Problem - http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/7062/125/ interesting analysis


#TTIP-Handelsabkommen beginnt zu wackeln - http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1732732/ great analysis of importance of US car industry here (v @wltrrr @kaatje36)


Harry Reid Knows Opposing #FastTrack Is Smart Policy and Smart Politics - http://www.thenation.com/blog/178215/harry-reid-knows-opposing-fast-track-smart-policy-and-smart-politics# really important analysis (v @PCGTW)#TPP

Fast-Track Opponents Rally Support - http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/02/04/fast-track-opponents-build-grassroots-opposition/ 600,000 supporters, 40,000 phone calls - impressive #TPP #TAFTA/#TTIP

Adobe Releases New DRM For eBooks, Plans To Screw Over Anyone Using Old DRM - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140204/07381226084/adobe-releases-new-drm-ebooks-plans-to-screw-over-anyone-using-old-drm.shtml adobe helping to kill #DRM - good work

NSA Reform:  What Could Have Been And What We've Got - https://medium.com/quinn-norton/b9253a123859 useful rundown

Mike Rogers Tries To Make The Case That Glenn Greenwald Should Be Prosecuted For 'Selling Stolen Material' - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140204/11043926087/mike-rogers-tries-to-make-case-that-glenn-greenwald-should-be-prosecuted-selling-stolen-material.shtml bonkers

German unrest mounts over #TAFTA/#TTIP - http://www.bilaterals.org/?german-unrest-mounts-over-eu-us word is spreading, anger is growing..

Global Trade Agreements: Unstoppable, Or Being Stopped? - http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140130/06090226046/global-trade-agreements-unstoppable-being-stopped.shtml have we reached Peak Trade Agreements? #TPP #TAFTA/#TTIP

US-Geheimdienst: #NSA hörte auch Gerhard Schröders Handy ab - http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/kanzler-handy-nsa-hoerte-auch-gerhard-schroeders-mobiltelefon-ab-a-950996.html lots more of these coming, I bet...

Rurelec wins historic Bolivian compensation award - http://www.bilaterals.org/?rurelec-wins-historic-bolivian be interesting to see how this develops

#OpenSource Should Thank These Five Companies - http://readwrite.com/2014/02/04/open-source-5-companies-code-projects worth bearing in mind


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