Thursday 17 July 2014

140717

 Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 140716 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.it/2014/07/140716_3995.html yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

The Duct-Tape Approach To Fixing Broken Copyright Law Happens Again With Phone Unlocking - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140715/18112227885/duct-tape-approach-to-fixing-broken-copyright-law-happens-again-with-phone-unlocking.shtml absurd, as usual

Over 60% of breads sold in the UK contain pesticide residues, tests show - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/17/pesticide-residue-breads-uk-crops #pesticides again...

Mining poses new threat to world's greatest rhino sanctuary - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/17/-sp-mining-threat-south-africa-rhino-sanctuary-poaching will the bad news ever end? #southafrica

#Australia kills off carbon tax - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jul/17/australia-kills-off-carbon-tax what an ignorant dogmatist this @TonyAbbottMHR is....

Dirty deals - US & Canada using #TTIP/#CETA to weaken EU climate legislation - https://www.foeeurope.org/dirty_deals_170714 shame on @EU_Commission for helping

Do the Commission’s assurances on #TTIP stack up? - http://www.ttip2014.eu/blog-detail/blog/Commission%20TTIP%20assurances.html good, detailed analysis

Bid launched to stop EU/U.S. free trade deal - http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-eu-usa-trade-idUSKBN0FK1S920140715 good to see @Reuters reporting this #TTIP

The consumer view on #TTIP - http://www.beuc.eu/blog/ great new site from @beuctweet offering consumer viewpoint

AllTrials strongly supports HRA proposals on registration and reporting - http://www.alltrials.net/news/alltrials-strongly-supports-hra-proposals-on-registration-and-reporting/ please write too #opendata

 OFE: 'Continued discrimination in IT procurement'  - https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/ofe-continued-discrimination-it-procurement ridiculous this is still an issue #EU

Snowden urges professionals to encrypt client communications - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-professionals-encrypt-client-communications-nsa-spy new interview with @guardian

Snowden: "during [NSA] surveillance, nude photographs picked up of people in "sexually compromising" situations are routinely passed around"

...and if you believe #GCHQ doesn't do the same, I have a bridge you may wish to buy...

Snowden: "using part of that time to work on designing encryption tools to help professionals such as journalists protect sources and data"

States get proactive on trade agreements: The Maine model - http://iatp.org/blog/201407/states-get-proactive-on-trade-agreements-the-maine-model  interesting #TPP #TAFTA #TTIP

UN Report Says Mass Surveillance May Violate International Law - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140716/17523527903/un-report-says-mass-surveillance-violates-human-rights.shtml spread the word

New report documents U.S. move to weaken EU climate legislation in transatlantic trade talks - http://www.foe.org/news/news-releases/2014-07-us-europe-trade-deal-threatens-climate-policy #TAFTA #TTIP

"TTIP will mean reversing the damage done by UK government could be impossible unless Cameron acts" - http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/17/nhs-taken-over-wall-street-cameron-health-service-privatisation just kill #ISDS

British Jihadis' threat to UK is exaggerated, says report - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/17/british-jihadis-threat-uk-exaggerated-report how convenient for #DRIP, no? #lies

Conan Doyle Estate Asks Supreme Court To Step In And Block Sherlock Holmes From Being Public Domain'd - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140716/17211527902/conan-doyle-estate-asks-supreme-court-to-step-block-sherlock-holmes-being-public-domaind.shtml pathetic

Terrorism laws watchdog issues warning over scrutiny - http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/17/terrorism-laws-watchdog-security-services-scrutiny "civil liberties board must have unfettered access" #UK

Investment in UK renewable energy sector almost £8bn in 2013 - http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jul/17/investment-uk-renewable-energy-sector-8bn good, but more needed

Urge the #EPA to require disclosure of dangerous #fracking chemicals! - http://www.nrdconline.org/site/R?i=MD7qPvy2rh70HY-S9d36BA incredible not already the case #health

Australia's Attorney-General: Data Retention Is 'Very Much The Way In Which Western Nations Are Going' - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140716/05151827888/australias-attorney-general-data-retention-is-very-much-way-which-western-nations-are-going.shtml not good


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