Thursday 31 October 2013

131030


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131029 - http://bit.ly/17XllLO yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

"senior intelligence officials mounted uncompromising defence of their current programmes" - http://bit.ly/1aBBIjs next: coup d'état? #nsa

#NSA Spying Fallout: German Conservative Calls for End of Data Pact - http://bit.ly/1aSHKLd which is interesting.... (v @teirdes)

European Court Of Justice Hands Down Big Win For #Transparency in Europe - http://bit.ly/HphxN7 great, more please... #EU

VZBV und Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragter fordern Datenschutz statt Überwachung - http://bit.ly/19Rx5CM quite

Motorola's Project Ara, modular phone hardware platform - http://bit.ly/1hsCRix  "do for h/w what the Android platform has done for s/w"

Nasa hacking case: mothers accuse US of targeting British 'geeks' - http://bit.ly/1gbyFV2 only US allowed to break into computers... #NSA

A Tale of Two Drugs - http://bit.ly/1bBEBBf excellent analysis of crazy drug pricing (v @Sean_Fiil_Flynn)#pharma

BBC News and Current Affairs review - http://bit.ly/HubDK7 fed up with #BBC's supine & craven journalism? here's your chance to complain

The Snowden Leaks and the Public - http://bit.ly/1ade2j5 well-written summary of the story so far by one @arusbridger #gchq #nsa

UK profits from Indonesia's destructive mining industry - http://bit.ly/1gbC06H #indonesia's paradise becomes hell on earth #dirtycoal

good to see more people waking up to dangers of #TAFTA/#TTIP, #CETA, #TPP et al. - http://bit.ly/19RDjCT transparency now (v @remixtures)

impacts of #TTIP/#TAFTA  on EU’s environmental & food safety policies - http://bit.ly/17sbzau important study from European Parliament

Leading EU party wants to ditch EU-US data agreement - http://bit.ly/199XqMW EPP group wants to terminate Safe Harbour

Of #Surveillance Debates and #OpenClinicalData - http://bit.ly/1ckCQcx pl. contact politicians on these important issues

2009: Man Buys 5000 #Bitcoins For $27, Forgets About Them. 2013: Man Rediscovers His Bitcoins, Now Worth $886,000 - http://bit.ly/1h05960

NSA, DHS Sued For Threatening People Who Created Parody Merchandise - http://bit.ly/1bCmriN quite right

Food giants pour millions into defeating Washington GMO label measure - http://reut.rs/1cqBZv5 & will do same with #TAFTA/#TTIP (v @jimgris)

On #NSA claims about misreporting of two slides - http://bit.ly/HuzpWl interesting & good to see @ggreenwald fighting back against the FUD

NSA stores data to target any citizen at any time - Greenwald - http://bit.ly/1aHHBxw still have nothing 2 hide? (v @JenniferPGeneva @aral)

Boris Johnson defends Guardian over #NSA revelations - http://bit.ly/1cliVKE well, kudos for that, then...

Fake Feta: Digging into the Intellectual Property Details of the Canada - EU Trade Agreement - http://bit.ly/1hts7QJ useful summary #CETA

Protecting citizens’ health: Transparency of clinical trial data on medicines in the EU - http://bit.ly/1aow2gl must be #opendata

anche il Papa è stato intercettato - http://bit.ly/1dNF4Fc well, the Pope would have been offended otherwise (v @wblau @JanAlbrecht)#nsa

Is #Cisco Open-Sourcing its Code - or Openwashing? - http://bit.ly/16KWK27 close, but not close enough #h264 #swpats

#NSA infiltrates links to #Yahoo, #Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say - http://wapo.st/1dO4fYc still think it's benign?

EU researchers create prototype for a server-free future internet - http://bit.ly/1aIcy4M we could be needing this... #surveillance

After #NSA leaks, we've got to talk about rebalancing security & privacy - http://bit.ly/17sZQIv great piece from ever-wise @julianhuppert

Mike Rogers: You Can't Have Your Privacy Violated If You Don't Know About It - http://bit.ly/1clZlOr incredible arrogance

“Features of PGP are built into the code itself so it can function like regular email" - http://onforb.es/1iuC0eX more on "Dark Mail Alliance"

Steam is now bigger than Xbox Live - http://bit.ly/HsyxT7 sign of the times...

Watch The Video Of Rep. Mike Rogers Attacking Fellow Reps For Saying They Had No Idea NSA Spied On Foreign Leaders - http://bit.ly/1cqXRqe

1ª Comissão Reduz Direitos, Liberdades e Garantias dos cidadãos - http://bit.ly/HqqhCA foolish move, #portugal (v @RuiSeabra)

Soft War - http://bit.ly/17teLTd good, accessible explanation of why #swpats & patent trolls harm the sw business by @JamesBessen

#NSA's Talking Points On Snowden Leaks Say To Emphasize 9/11 - http://bit.ly/1f4mdDA deconstructing FUD

Eben Moglen on #Snowden & the Future II - http://bit.ly/160Znad today at 4:30pm Eastern Time; will be livestreamed - bound to be fantastic

"essential that #TTIP reflect highest standard of intellectual property rights protection of any prior agreement” - http://bit.ly/1h1b3UG

The Open Knowledge Foundation’s hopes for the Open Government Partnership - http://bit.ly/1dOLOTd all vitally important stuff #openness

Lavabit To Release Code As #OpenSource, Dark Mail Alliance To Create Even More Secure Email - http://bit.ly/1iuYpZw some first details

Friends of the Earth decries #TAFTA/#TTIP's efforts to weaken regulation of chemicals, “fracking” and food safety - http://bit.ly/1gd1n8a

statement on #TTIP and toxic chemicals [pdf] - http://bit.ly/17tnxjV Center for International Environmental Law, FoE U.S, and Sierra Club

Deregulatory Disappointment: #TAFTA/#TTIP [pdf] - http://bit.ly/17tox7U thorough analysis of environmental problems from FoE

Keith Alexander, On Stage While Story Of NSA Infiltrations Breaks, Tries To Mislead With Response - http://bit.ly/1h1ja3A nice try, but no

Eben Moglen on #Snowden & the Future II - http://bit.ly/160Znad just started; being livestreamed - bound to be fantastic - don't miss

Rep. Mike Rogers Angrily Defends Bathroom Spycam - http://bit.ly/1dPoTY6  ha! well played, sir... #privacy

Alliance for Food Sovereignty in #Africa  warns ARIPO over drift to UPOV 91 - http://bit.ly/19ce9PO  would be a terrible move

#NSA  Issues Non-Denial Denial Of Infiltrating Google & Yahoo's Networks - http://bit.ly/1bDPW3z   #yahoo  looking totally clueless here



Wednesday 30 October 2013

131029


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131028 - http://bit.ly/18xnqxA yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

How #NSA Spying On Angela Merkel May Scuttle #TAFTA/#TTIP Trade Agreement - http://bit.ly/1dGZVdh interesting collateral effects

RT @jamie_love USTR wants more corporate influence on setting of EU rules on environment and health. #TTIP>> says Mullaney /cc @MimicaEU

MT @EU_TTIP_team  EU chief negotiator: "In #TTIP negotiations right to regulate will not be compromised">>but US wants to regulate EU too

#ODI global network announced - http://bit.ly/1g8LH5P good to see #opendata spreading around the world

RT @jamie_love At some point the public reaction to the investor state provisions in #ttip will go nuclear.>>yes: #ISDS is the new #ACTA

Italy Plans 2 Wipe Out Pirate Sites & Expose Owners - http://bit.ly/195el3f who cares about proportionality or due process? (v @Asher_Wolf)

Datenschutz: CSU-Politiker will Safe-Harbor-Pakt mit Washington kündigen - http://bit.ly/1coq1SG so it continues (v @jwildeboer)

#Russia's Leading Social Network #VKontakte Cleared Of Copyright Infringement - http://bit.ly/Hdqxoc well, well, well

Extent of Peruvian Amazon lost to illegal goldmines mapped for first time - http://bit.ly/1aQIoZC the curse of #gold #peru

Bundestag wants to question #Snowden over US eavesdropping - http://bit.ly/Hqnslm now that would be interesting #de

#Eclipse Foundation Creates European Subsidiary to Support Growing #Opensource Community - http://bit.ly/HdtOUu excellent news

Real Lesson of #NSA: If Your Power Depends on Insiders vs. Outsiders, Time for Plan B - http://bit.ly/1g9kUX1 excellent, hopeful analysis

Derivatives dispute harming EU-US free-trade talks - http://bit.ly/17qc0Sq more problems for #TAFTA/#TTIP

#China to negotiate upgraded FTA with ASEAN - http://bit.ly/1irgvvi counterpoise to #TPP?

British journalists lock each other up and throw away the key - http://bit.ly/1byOAah a truly dispiriting spectacle #surveillance

Hunt loses legal battle as hospital cuts ruled illegal - http://bit.ly/1hq5wEJ shows UK gov want to destroy #NHS, even when it works well

Froman & #TPP: Not all demands will be met - http://politi.co/1byXNQ0 translation: we're going to force our demands on everyone else, so tough

Roman eagle found by archaeologists in City of #London - http://bit.ly/16HlkRt wow; amazing that stuff like this can still be found

Froman pushing Congress to finalize #TPP - http://politi.co/1ch7aVz wants Fast Track to push it through without scrutiny... #transparency

U.S. Says France, Spain Aided #NSA Spying - http://on.wsj.com/19PZg5b lovely to see them squabbling among themselves (v @kaatje36)

California Regulators Startled To Learn Of Offshore #Fracking - http://bit.ly/1irLNSS coming to beach near you...

#NSA-Spähaffäre: Frankreich will USA bei Wirtschaftsspionage übertrumpfen - http://bit.ly/1dmwoD6 competitive spying; I can't wait...

#NSA Officials Admit: 'We're Screwed Now' After Feinstein's Statement - http://bit.ly/17qFxvx ha!

#Adobe Breach: 38 Million Users - http://bit.ly/1g9YmWj only? oh, maybe not: "150 million username and hashed password pairs" (v @timbray)

anti-#fracking protests could stop drilling in UK - http://bit.ly/18zlW61 "but protesters to also campaign for #renewable alternatives"

Obama orders curbs on #NSA spying on U.N. headquarters - http://reut.rs/HqRK7z but the little people can just get lost

#NSA Officials Livid That White House Is Pretending It Didn't Know About Spying On Foreign Leaders - http://bit.ly/1amYrU1 lovely to see

Phone records given to #NSA by European intelligence, officials say - http://lat.ms/1amZu6x this is such fun to watch...

Access Info and ALTER EU launched a petition calling for full lobby #transparency in Brussels - http://bit.ly/1dmNaC7 important stuff

IsoHunt Resurrected Less Than Two Weeks After $110 Million MPAA Deal - http://bit.ly/1979I8N strange how that always happens...

#Africa may be the next factory to the world - http://bit.ly/Htm0O5 almost a certainty, I would have thought.. (v @africatechie)

How NSA’s surveillance state could define Obama’s presidency - http://bit.ly/17v59Ff "Obama administration wants TTIP badly" (v @normative)

.@VivianeRedingEU:"There are challenges to get it [#TTIP] done and there are issues that will easily derail it" - http://bit.ly/HoqOFd


Tuesday 29 October 2013

131028


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131027 - http://bit.ly/1eYS4FN yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

El Gobierno pedirá explicaciones hoy a EEUU por supuesto espionaje - http://mun.do/1hmiDXB #spain joins the #NSA club

Reflections On Long Fight Against The Copyright Monopoly – & What You Can Do - http://bit.ly/1eYTwYL words matter; choose them carefully

Tiananmen Square on lockdown after vehicle careens into crowd, bursts into flame - http://bit.ly/1cm1m0Y #china

EU to push ahead on data protection despite UK opposition - http://bit.ly/1dCszfB hugely important #DPR

Rhetoric Over Climate’s Role In Australian Bushfires Heats Up As Blazes Burn On - http://bit.ly/1dgInSp denialists say: just let it burn #au

Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (#TAFTA/#TTIP) - http://bit.ly/1bun2Tr lots of useful resources and links

"US-Internetkonzerne konnten ihr Glück über Merkels Schützenhilfe kaum fassen." - http://bit.ly/1dh7Hrv what doesn't she get about this?

Spain summons US ambassador over claim #NSA tracked 60m calls/month - http://bit.ly/1iooZmT the thanks #spain gets for being so compliant?

The UK tops the 2013 #opendata index but how do other countries compare? - http://bit.ly/1ato1TQ good to see, more to do

Embassy Espionage: The NSA's Secret Spy Hub in Berlin - http://bit.ly/1bsUPfJ detailed & important

President Obama Says He Had No Idea His Own #NSA Was Spying On Angela Merkel - http://bit.ly/1aka6TH alexander & clapper must go

Open Clinical Trials: Please Write to Your Health Minister Now - http://bit.ly/1aAOJvv important EU meeting soon - pl. help #opendata

Sondersitzung am 18. November: Bundestag berät über #NSA-Affäre - http://bit.ly/192irZV but will it lead anywhere?

Vkontakte’s Pavel Durov: “Big Brother”-Like #Surveillance Can Be Conquered By Technology - http://tcrn.ch/1g6V6e7 let's hope #nsa

.@ClaudeMoraesMEP statement explaining the reasons for the MEPs' trip to US over #NSA spying - http://bit.ly/1aOYZ03 #DPR

Chilean Presidential Candidate Michelle Bachelet Recommends Review of #TPP Scope and Obligations - http://bit.ly/1eZM7bu better do it soon

#Spain warns US of breakdown in trust after new #NSA revelations - http://bit.ly/1didP2R of course, but what does that mean in practice?

UK gov: "If newspapers don't demonstrate social responsibility difficult for government not to act" - http://reut.rs/18v6YOp what a cheek

Why Proprietary Big Data Technologies Have No Hope Of Competing With Hadoop - http://bit.ly/16EAkzh for all the usual good reasons

Database hacking spree on US Army, NASA, and others costs gov’t millions - http://bit.ly/17TQY95 I doubt it; you can't "steal" data...

RT @jonallendc  "The president has full confidence in General Alexander" --@PressSec >>they're doomed when people say that (v @csoghoian)

Cameron makes veiled threat on NSA & GCHQ leaks - http://bit.ly/1aBRbC5 does he really think silencing Guardian will stop others elsewhere?

Introducing the #Mozilla Location Service - http://mzl.la/1dEE0TZ "based on publicly observable cell tower and WiFi access info" (v @nitot)

BBC coverage criticised for favouring climate change sceptics - http://bit.ly/1hnyqp1 what a sad spectacle the #BBC has become

pic of the week: Alp Grüm - http://bit.ly/16EStwW wow, that is glorious (v @BoingBoing)

the trouble with Google Glass is that it comes from a prelapsarian time Before #Snowden, when questions about #privacy were still unanswered

Bosporus-Tunnel: Nächster Halt: Asien - http://bit.ly/19Nyiex I can't wait to ride this... #tr #silkroad

Белый дом: США регулярно требуют выдачи #Сноудена - http://bit.ly/1ipwdak vlad must be getting really bored with them...

Mexican vigilantes take on drug cartels - and worry authorities - http://bit.ly/1ipwDh2 is this the future...?

Revenge Porn Is Bad. Criminalizing It Is Worse - http://wrd.cm/1aC7xe5 interesting point about existing legal recourse (v @maira)

I've just written to my MP about this - http://bit.ly/HpcAUN & - http://bit.ly/1aAOJvv perhaps you could too, pl? https://www.writetothem.com/

#NSA spying has nothing to do with terrorism" - http://cnn.it/17t63SD "Every terrorist capable of tying their own shoes has long known"

callous cos. opposed Marrakesh treaty for the #blind - http://keionline.org/node/1821 incl. BT, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Oracle, Red Hat??? #shame


Monday 28 October 2013

131027


 Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131026 - http://bit.ly/HjZWpO yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#NSA 'tracked Merkel's phone for 10 years' - http://bit.ly/1c6VTac "had "not legally registered spying branch" in the US embassy in Berlin"

Total Surveillance - Cybersalon - http://bit.ly/1g4nTjE "what is the best way to counter surveillance?" #london event on tuesday #gchq

Labour split on snooping by US intelligence - http://ind.pn/16C0BOX so Ed Miliband is an authoritarian just like the old lot...

Who, and Why Are They Trying to Control the Korean Internet? - http://bit.ly/1a8h34i something a bit fishy here

RT @vikram_nz All client-side code will be open sourced and available on GitHub here https://github.com/megaprivacy  Open source necessary...

RT @vikram_nz Should have mentioned that in E2E server-side code only handles encrypted bits so client-side code is the important part

Spähaffäre: SPD fordert #NSA-Untersuchungsausschuss - http://bit.ly/1dduKU7 I always say you can't beat a good Untersuchungsausschuss

Mid Staffs NHS whistleblower: They destroyed flowers on my mother's grave - http://bit.ly/1ckiKmW we need to nurture & value whistleblowers

UK universities urged to pull cash from fossil fuel giants - http://bit.ly/1a8hMCu yes: #divestment is way to fight them & #climatechange

The smartphone companies that shook up India and China are ready to colonize the world - http://bit.ly/17Rthyr important trend #xiaomi

Bruce Schneier and the Lords of the Cloud - http://bit.ly/Hn78Sq video given at google #feudalinternet

White House under pressure on NSA monitoring of German chancellor - http://bit.ly/19KuquP "may seek to distance itself from the #NSA"

New research reveals extensive links between fossil fuel industry and UK universities - http://bit.ly/HkydFr a step towards #divestment

#NSA ‘Asked’ #Japan to Tap #China’s Communications in Asia-Pacific - http://bit.ly/17S3dTP they said no (v @Vasu_Sridharan @CasparBowden)

US Farm & Pharma Lobbies Push Back Against #Antibiotics Legislation - http://bit.ly/1hkYfGb profit more important than lives (v @EllnMllr)

this is what antibiotic abuse by farm & pharma has done: "We’ve Reached “The End of #Antibiotics, Period” - http://to.pbs.org/16y4Gnc terrible

The War On Hackers - http://tcrn.ch/17Saumk part of a larger attack on tech freedom: #hackers are just in vanguard (v @TeaWithCarl @leimer)

Nebraska Scientists Refuse To Carry Out Climate Change-Denying Study - http://bit.ly/17meD7N bravi: scientists need to fight back like this

The #NSA's Secret Spy Hub in Berlin - http://bit.ly/1bsUPfJ "serious threat to German-American relations" (v @jmcest @marthagroup)#germany

"Even Merkel's CDU, long a loyal friend of Washington, is now openly questioning #TAFTA/#TTIP" - http://bit.ly/1bsUPfJ (v @sinkdeep)

"Wir sollten die Verhandlungen für #TAFTA/#TTIP auf Eis legen, bis die Vorwürfe gegen die #NSA geklärt sind" - http://bit.ly/1hlmVi3

Coach seating is getting even worse - http://bit.ly/1clivYG strange how it always gets worse - a bit like #copyright


Sunday 27 October 2013

131026


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131025 - http://bit.ly/1aJ4dKw yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Frankreich liefert Informationen an britische und US-Geheimdienste - http://bit.ly/1eTtENM awkward (v @Smaurizi)#snowden

Bruce Schneier On The Feudal Internet And How To Fight It - http://bit.ly/1dvjXXX his fine & important piece #surveillance

Stakeholders wrangle over the #Brazil Summit on Internet Governance - http://bit.ly/1dvBAad excellent summary (v @sunil_abraham)#IGF2013

Letter to MP re parliamentary debate on #surveillance - http://bit.ly/1aLf3Qu a good one, too: we should emulate it #gchq

Webmaker: How the #Mozilla Community is teaching the World the Web - http://mzl.la/Hnsoqh good idea

What’s in your smartphone? Blood electronics - http://politi.co/1daDNoO #TAFTA/#TTIP could help to keep them there... #lobbying

Climate change could put $6 trillion fossil fuel reserves at risk - http://bit.ly/1af5pun "oil giants could lose up to half market value"

#NSA: #Brazil and #Germany lead calls for UN resolution on internet privacy - http://bit.ly/1c6VTac now there's an interesting alliance

Responsibility for Healthcare.gov's IT problems lie with dot gov - http://bit.ly/1himG7m bodes ill for understanding #NSA problem

fine, if rather melancholy, feature on Douglas Hofstadter - http://bit.ly/16CwAcn #gödel #escher #bach (v @TimHarford @rupertg)

#NSA surveillance: Germany to send intelligence officials to US - http://bit.ly/1c6VTac sounds like they're seeking a face-saving solution

Dozens of Saudi Arabian women drive cars on day of protest against ban - http://bit.ly/1a7yT7p real bravery

Government Procurement Reform – It matters - http://bit.ly/Hm3xEh great to see serious thought given to neglected area (v @CountCulture)

#Canada May Be Nearing the #OpenAccess "Tipping Point" - http://bit.ly/1ikDrw8 nicely upbeat assessment

instead of scrutinising the stars for life we are brutalising each other in the mud - http://bit.ly/1hiNJiI #exoplanets

#Mega CEO: Forget anonymous e-mail. Think privacy - http://cnet.co/HnWDgA "Our chat, voice, & video will be based on end-to-end encryption"

Protest gegen Straßenbauprojekt: Ankaras Polizei setzt Tränengas gegen Studenten ein - http://bit.ly/19HVJ91 oh dear, #Ankara's turn... #tr

Warrantless surveillance evidence faces court test in 'terrorist' case - http://bit.ly/1bpVTB8 important test case (v @raycorrigan)

15 years ago, Congress kept Mickey Mouse out of #PD. do it again? - http://wapo.st/1c7qjZP yes, they need to start soon (v @DrRimmer)

which means, of course, that we need to start now too - demanding a reduction in #copyright term, back towards Statute of Anne...

time to break the #copyright #ratchet - and racket... #backtoAnne

Germany, Brazil enlist 19 more countries for anti-#NSA UN resolution - http://bit.ly/18ot1Gr payback time (v @Anon_Online @kaatje36)

RxISK Drug Safety Petition - http://bit.ly/1eW0dL9 drug hazards must be #opendata to save lives, but big pharma is fighting - pl. sign.

Repeat a horrible lie on Twitter, pay $25,000: is that fair? - http://bit.ly/1aLOA5b UK libel laws strike again...

#NSA-Überwachung: Merkels Handy steht seit 2002 auf US-Abhörliste - http://bit.ly/1a7Ctyr more details emerge

Handy-Affäre: Obama hat angeblich von nichts gewusst - http://bit.ly/1dx5JpL if so, then #NSA is literally out of control... #merkel

#Snowden’s Statement Read at ‘Stop Watching Us’ Rally in DC - http://bit.ly/1ikSeXV this man is pretty good... (v @kgosztola @asteris)

8 US States Pushing For 3.3 Million Electric Cars - http://bit.ly/1aLWfjUm great news if it comes to pass #transport #environment

First #Tizen #tablet ships to developers - http://bit.ly/16d20c8 nice to see #linux


Saturday 26 October 2013

131025


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131024 - http://bit.ly/1aJ4dKw yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Asian Development Bank voices concern over #TPP agenda - http://bit.ly/17hlXiP as do many others

release #TPP text before the meeting in December - http://bit.ly/1d5qnu8  "Demand a seat at the table for Australian consumers." #epetition

 IGF cybersecurity fail: website leaks personal data with aid of participants - http://bit.ly/1ihE4Xs #IGF is a joke (v @asteris)

IG Metall on #TAFTA/#TTIP [pdf] - http://bit.ly/18ihj02 "the effects appear to be very marginal."

Trade Agreements Are Designed To Give Companies Corporate Sovereignty - http://bit.ly/1d5whvx putting them above the law #TPP #TAFTA/#TTIP

#NSA spied on the Italian government and military - http://bit.ly/1dqKgi3 so what about #spain? (v @ro0ted @kaatje36)#italy

L’NSA ha registrato 46 milioni di metadati telefonici in #Italia - http://bit.ly/1gLswQF mica male...

Germany and France demand talks with US over #NSA spying revelations - http://bit.ly/168pJdI words, words, words: and then?

EU: "intelligence gathering is a vital element in the fight against terrorism" [pdf] - http://bit.ly/16zIS5n a bit stale as an excuse, no?

No, Greater Manchester Police Haven’t Seized “The UK’s First 3D-Printed Gun” - http://bit.ly/1d63G9d who cares about facts? (v @superglaze)

#Brazil Grapples with the Problem of Software Patents - http://bit.ly/17iBTnn & does it with style #swpats

Rajoy da instrucciones para convocar al embajador de EE UU por el espionaje - http://bit.ly/16xR7nO the pain in #Spain begins... #NSA

Congressional oversight of the #NSA is a joke. I should know, I'm in Congress - http://bit.ly/1ePE29o pretty damning

Snowden Rebuts Sen. Feinstein's Claims That NSA's Metadata Collection Is 'Not Surveillance' - http://bit.ly/17iEIot quibblers, all of them

We’ve Reached “The End of #Antibiotics, Period” - http://to.pbs.org/16y4Gnc this is terrifying, and it's all down to people's greed & stupidity

White House official pens op-ed urging 'greater focus' in foreign surveillance - http://bit.ly/1dsuCCV pity UK government can't do the same

New press freedom law to open up town halls - http://bit.ly/18T9ySv kudos to the UK gov for doing this (v @bbw1984)#transparency

Did Conservative MP Julian Smith endanger national security? - http://bit.ly/16AfDPS ha! the biter bit... #gchq

"proposals include 'drop'  or 'withdraw' proposals on environmental impact assessments" - http://bit.ly/1chxliX will be in #TAFTA/#TTIP

#Путин возглавит совет при президенте по науке и образованию  - http://bit.ly/1ePZrzo huh? so Vlad's a scientist too...? #russia

3 more eagles confirmed shot - http://bit.ly/1eQ0ejE these maltese "hunters" are just scum (v @LifeinSicily)#malta

The erosion of the transatlantic trust - http://bit.ly/1d7onBP  interesting analysis #nsa

Leaked memos reveal #GCHQ efforts to keep mass surveillance secret - http://bit.ly/1eQ90y5 "could lead to legal challenges": you bet, mate

"agency's long fight against making intercept evidence admissible as evidence in criminal trials" - this is not about security, as claimed

The #NSA's internal inquiry about the Elysée hacking revealed - http://bit.ly/17OtLp1 lots of interesting details #france

#NSA Defender Argues That Too Much Transparency Defeats The Purpose Of Democracy - http://bit.ly/18kM9VB riiight

Fly Through 17th Century #London - http://bit.ly/18kNBYj nice

"favorite cry of US government apologists falls impotent in face of this sort of ubiquitous, suspicionless spying" - http://bit.ly/1adbSWG

Royal Mail sell-off advisers allocated millions of shares - http://bit.ly/1g10kIr "no possibility of a conflict of interest"; sure.

EU Summit: Merkel's Delicate Dance over Spying Allegations - http://bit.ly/1bmSxPd highly negative assessment of EU (v @CasparBowden)#DPR

Major New Anti-#NSA Bill Dropping Next Week With Powerful Support - http://bit.ly/Hh73PQ the details

BIG Lottery Fund #transparency in grant making with colossal data release - http://bit.ly/1d8jxUO fab (v @shirleyayres @Rchards)#opendata

US Intelligence Effectively Admits That, Despite Earlier Statements, They Don't Think Snowden Gave Docs To Russians - http://bit.ly/1bn3G2E

LinkedIn ‘Intro’duces Insecurity - http://bit.ly/HkCXLF wow; I can't believe #linkedin is this stupid (v @sivavaid)


Friday 25 October 2013

131024


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131023 - http://bit.ly/1ifmpj8 yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

MT @Marcvanderham Kroes on #netneutrality "specialized services necessary 4 innovation, allowed under tight constraints">>no, that's rubbish

In #London, a Rising Silicon-Upon-Thames - http://nyti.ms/17Jw38N UK gov should take note and update copyright laws accordingly

Drug industry can profit from clinical-trial data openness, say leading regulators - http://bit.ly/HiFrcp excellent points by #EMA

#FGM: 'It's like neutering animals' – the film that is changing #Kurdistan - http://bit.ly/1bYWCKu hopeful signs of change

 How #NSA-Proof Are #VPN Providers? - http://bit.ly/1bhomZR good question

"#Merkel was said by informed sources in Germany to be "livid" over the reports" over US spying - http://bit.ly/165vyII finally takes note

#Nsa e Italia, le contraddizioni del governo - http://bit.ly/165xMI8 hilarious: #italy tries to have it both ways (v @fabiochiusi)

With crime rates plunging, the police are pouncing on innocents instead — & attacking freedom - http://bit.ly/Hgq5WU hugely important pt.

EU Data Protection Proposal Gets Stronger, But With Big Loopholes - http://bit.ly/18O34nX better but not good enough #dpr

EU-wide #whistleblower protection law rejected - http://bit.ly/1eMtWWN European Commission has something to hide? (v @astroehlein @asteris)

Who is WikiLeaks' Sarah Harrison really? - http://bit.ly/1aHozEc good background on key #snowden individual (v  ‏@jmcest)

Bell: Users Want to Be Monitored, Profiled & Tracked - http://bit.ly/1a2kkBW where #DRM in #HTML5 takes us: unblockable ads (v @ralpost)

Anger Growing Among Allies on U.S. Spying - http://nyti.ms/1ajVjGI useful summary (v @ggreenwald)#nsa

L'Elysée veut "relancer la lutte contre le piratage" en Europe - http://bit.ly/1cfrZ7I has #sarkozy taken over #hollande's body? #copyright

Spähvorwürfe: SPD stellt Freihandelsgespräche mit USA in Frage - http://bit.ly/1acU1va important: linking #NSA spying with #TAFTA/#TTIP

Russell Brand vs. Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight 2013 - http://bit.ly/1dmIhvd this is spectacular: don't miss...

Pour #Hadopi, rien ne prouve une remontée du piratage - http://bit.ly/166ajGE well, there you go

 File-Sharing Site Was A Year-Long Pirate Honeypot - http://bit.ly/1dn085j sneaky

BMI: “Etliche Vorwürfe, die von Herrn Snowden in den Raum gestellt wurden, sind nicht mit Substanz anzureichern” - http://bit.ly/1aHMRO9

3… 2… 1… MozFest! - http://mzl.la/18fl7PE hitting #london soon... #mozilla

 EU-Gipfel: Hollande und Merkel vereint im Zorn auf Obama - http://bit.ly/1aHNNlV this could be fun #nsa

Texas Judge Forced To Resign After Being Caught Texting Instructions To Assistant DA During Trial - http://bit.ly/1d29r7P whoops

Data protection: France, UK lead rival camps at summit - http://bit.ly/Hh9r9J UK spoiling things as usual #DPR

Canadians sue spy agency over mass data collection - http://bit.ly/1adIY4U good to see #canada

#Firefox community roiled by #Java crackdown - http://bit.ly/19AkZOo seems sensible #security

AARP to Obama Administration: #TPP Should Not Require 12 Years of Data Exclusivity for Biologic Drugs - http://bit.ly/1a2MBZi

US "sought to block the Colombia/KEI #opensource #cancer diagnostics prize fund proposal" - http://bit.ly/17eXuuF profits before patients

Swedish Museums freely sharing images from their collections - http://bit.ly/1hcCo3N hej #cc #se

Chinese Newspaper Defies Censors, Publishes Front-Page Call for Journalist's Release - http://bit.ly/HdFZ3Z brave

Dame Helen Ghosh, your #fracking remark was ill-informed and incoherent - http://bit.ly/16vF6Pw go on, tell us what you really think

Call Yourself a Hacker, Lose Your 4th Amendment Rights - http://bit.ly/1c0910M what happens when people use the wrong words...

What Does #OpenAccess Mean To You? - http://bit.ly/1a9UxOu "another means of furthering the human right to know what is known”. yup.

Infamous Viral 'Goblin Toppler' Video Taken Down In Copyright Claim - http://bit.ly/166o7kx wow, ridiculous at just about ever level

Lessons from the Summer of #Snowden - http://bit.ly/166oBqW looks interesting (v @raycorrigan)#privacy #secrecy

"everyone else perceives Londoners as thinking they are better than everyone else; it's because we do" - http://bit.ly/1fXMp5R er, true...

The Real 'Danger' Of Snowden & Manning: The US Can't Get Away With Its Powerful Hypocrisy Anymore - http://bit.ly/16yiUiu significant point

#NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts - http://bit.ly/1fY3yw6 & here are some more...

"The UK is leading the charge against [Data Protection]" - http://bit.ly/1gJuy3S shameful sabotage of European privacy

To increase women’s participation, they added a beauty pageant - http://bit.ly/18g4SBV </facepalm> (v @Asher_Wolf #IGF2013

#TPP: It Gives Big Content New Tools to Undermine Sane Digital Rights Policies - http://bit.ly/166NIKb good post on #ISDS #TAFTA/#TTIP

RT @mathewi #Facebook's Rapidly Declining Popularity With Teens In 1 Chart http://huff.to/16vL6CM  via @HuffPostTech >>wow

Antigua Platform To Monetise Suspended US IP Rights From WTO Case - http://bit.ly/1d3iLsm "offering unprotected US content" (v @maira)

Tony Blair: 'I am good at absorbing others' pain' - http://bit.ly/1gJKUtt evidently, given the amount of suffering he caused in #iraq

Empire of digital chip meets nemesis - http://bit.ly/17htLDo the technology's fine, clueless politicians are the problem

Trademark Bully Jenzabar Ordered To Pay $500,000 In Attorney Fees Over Unrelenting Attack On Documentary Filmmakers - http://bit.ly/H52NSZ

European Parliament Presdient: EU should reconsider free trade negotiations with US - http://bit.ly/17fYdvD #TAFTA/#TTIP under threat?

Datagate, così ci spiano Stati Uniti e Gran Bretagna - http://bit.ly/HhW1KB here come the revelations about spying on #Italy's politicians

Merkel: US spying has shattered allies' trust - http://apne.ws/1fYl6Zh "undermined crucial trans-Atlantic relationship" (v @jackschofield)

Europeans must have their privacy safeguarded from US surveillance - http://bit.ly/1cgjZ6s writes @ClaudeMoraesMEP

Cartographers of the #Commons - http://bit.ly/1doESvP good to see the commons becoming, er, common (v @EllnMllr)

#Amazon hits 109,800 employees, passing #Microsoft’s headcount for the first time - http://tnw.co/1igNORK one of those moments

More scrutiny of the #TPP trade pact - http://lat.ms/19Bt856 er, there hasn't been any, actually... #transparency

A (relatively easy to understand) primer on elliptic curve #cryptography - http://bit.ly/17hDN7D nicely done

Will a Secretive #TPP Ban GMO Labeling? - http://bit.ly/1fYqhbF it could, through #ISDS; same is true for #TAFTA/#TTIP (v @danielbyrnes)

#Wikipedia Fights Back Against Socking - http://bit.ly/1c1hdOr a wise move

"seems to be minimal acknowledgement about concern other countries have about the rights of their citizens." - http://bit.ly/1am7bIp #NSA


Thursday 24 October 2013

131023


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131022 - http://bit.ly/162GZRw yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

Facebook removes beheading video - http://bit.ly/19tY5YT episode represents a massive failure of judgment by #facebook...

Scientists’ Ties to Food Industry Raise Questions in EU - http://nyti.ms/17f8337 #EFSA's appalling conflicts of interest (v @marianne_falck)

European Commission: #ACTA Is Dead, Long Live ACTA? - http://bit.ly/16uBkRc  are they trying to be sneaky here?

US Free Trade Agreements Are Bad Not Just For The Economy, But For The Environment, Too - http://bit.ly/19u1maK so what are they good for?

Naïve, Crazy Idealists Make Good - http://bit.ly/Ha8oYM the Eisens on PLoS #openaccess

‘We need #whistleblowers’ says Web inventor @timberners_lee - http://bit.ly/HeoW23 and he's quite right (v @wikileaks)#snowden

so what have these food companies got to hide if they fought against labelling in California? - http://bit.ly/17f9leh

Leaked memo threatens ‘end of European conservation as we know it’ - http://bit.ly/HaaiIO insane

 Don’t trust VPNs? Create your own with a friend and a browser extension - http://bit.ly/1gE9nQI interesting approach

Battle for the future of #Italy’s internet: Protests build against site-blocking law - http://bit.ly/162MjnN hugely important #copyright

"new global norms 4 protection of broadcasting organizations & for establishment of sui generis sports rights" - http://bit.ly/1h7ynxn no..

#TAFTA/#TTIP Corporate Empowerment Map - http://bit.ly/19u97NV "75,000 Companies. that Could Attack Clean Water, Green Energy Policies"

Demanding accountability for the #NSA's breach of #SWIFT financial agreement - http://bit.ly/17aPbzY the trust is gone #EU

Is #Mozilla on the Bridge of Khazad - or on the Fence? - http://bit.ly/1a8EBrM time for it to defend the #openweb again #DRM

"revelations about #NSA interception of #SWIFT data make a mockery of the EU's agreement with the US" - http://bit.ly/1gEL6Kp

 EU leaders: Halt mass surveillance - http://bit.ly/1ag3m7s alas, that's a call to them, not by them... #snowden

Energy bills pushed up by green tariffs, says David Cameron - http://bit.ly/1fV4Nwf short-term thinking; ignores long-term savings #uk

UK Intelligence & Security Committee holds Open Evidence Session - http://bit.ly/1fV4Sjv great; but why "print journalists only"? #gchq

New court documents detail abuse of pregnant woman in UK-US Libya renditions - http://bit.ly/18bh3zV shame on UK: sunk so low? (v @jmcest)

#Indonesia to prioritize palm oil in talks with EU - http://bit.ly/HeOQTr needs to stop deforestation palm oil plantations causes, then...

#Ecuador for alternatives to bilateral investment treaties - http://bit.ly/1cdEzEq understandably, given #ISDS; will others follow?

#Badger cull: illegal shooting & gassing reported to police in trial counties - http://bit.ly/1fV6mtZ a shambles (etymologically speaking)

Unhappy meal. #EFSA's independence problem - http://bit.ly/16t0Ifp "122 experts out of 209 (58.37%) have at least one conflict of interest"

#Openaccess: six myths to put to rest - http://bit.ly/1idKtTw useful & accessible stuff from @petersuber

#NSA & Mexico: missing facts, reporters are puppets on Snowden's string - http://zd.net/1bWhwtR "Russia-running Snowden": what? (v @sjvn)

Gov't Contractor Uses Copyright, Fear Of Hackers To Get Restraining Order Against #OpenSource Developer - http://bit.ly/18bDYeo insane

Public Interest Coalition Opposes Fast-Track Authority for #TPP - http://bit.ly/1h8vcWh important: fast track=no oversight or control

Landmark #CETA & mining industry - http://bit.ly/1aGfATG " 'Ok, if you do this, we will be suing you for compensation.'” #ISDS

presumably the US doesn't monitor Merkel's communications, it just stores all the #metadata... #NSA

Will the Ombudsman rise to the occasion? - http://bit.ly/1aGgm2Y what's the point of having an #EU ombudsman if she won't act here? #ACTA

#India Wants Students And Researchers To Have The Right To Photocopy Books - http://bit.ly/1djuxS3 makes sense: first medicines, now this

#Greenpeace activists have piracy charges dropped by Russia - http://bit.ly/1ah9ZX0 classic: put the frighteners on, then do lesser charge

Kanzler-Handy im US-Visier? Merkel beschwert sich bei Obama - http://bit.ly/1a7OkCs ah, makes clear he said nothing about past spying

"US is not monitoring Merkel" - http://bit.ly/1h97h9e but NB: "spokeswoman did not wish to specify whether this applied to the past." #nsa

"Mandatory cameras in bedrooms could be OK [with] rules governing when government could look at the recordings." http://bit.ly/1ced2Tj

#Google censure Numerama et coupe ses vivres, pour une photo - http://bit.ly/1a16r7j #google is becoming an arbitrary & dangerous censor

Clapper Plays More Word Games In The Official Denial Of French Phone Data Collection Leak - http://bit.ly/1ahqgvi nobody believes a word

Badger cull: Attenborough condemns UK government for 'ignoring' science - http://bit.ly/1bXertk #defra scientists have zero credibility now

Internet begins its move beyond .com, .net, and .edu - http://cnet.co/1cYFHIZ watch phishing get worse in the wake of these... #icann

map that shows China’s coming shale gas boom - http://bit.ly/16vVESd good job #china has huge reserves of spare water for this. oh wait...

US reveals red lines for 2015 climate change deal - http://bit.ly/1h9xUea basically, it will be as useless as ever (v @jconnoroz @DrRimmer)

spies, not leaks, that threaten our security - http://bit.ly/1gG4p62 "national security is a catchphrase so elastic as to be meaningless"

#Horsemeat: the mystery 'Polish beef trimmings' at the heart of a scandal - http://bit.ly/1dk1rBO fascinating but appalling tale...

.@ggreenwald & the Future of Leaks - http://bit.ly/1gG7gMl “I have written about maybe 300 of the tens of thousands of documents I have"

 America Snoops on Italian Emails, Text Messages and Conversations - http://bit.ly/1cewK1k spain must be next (v @cfarivar)#italy

In #London, a Rising Silicon-Upon-Thames - http://nyti.ms/17Jw38N UK gov should take note and update laws accordingly


Wednesday 23 October 2013

131022


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 131021 - http://bit.ly/19Y2K1X yesterday's tweets as a single Web page #MMDD

#Transparency ruling challenges member states - http://bit.ly/185aOh1 now this needs to be extended to other documents #EU

Fear vs. Radiation: The Mismatch - http://nyti.ms/17FVM1V implications for "dirty" bomb's effectiveness - or lack of it (v @GeorgeMonbiot)

Global climate investment flatlines - http://bit.ly/1gAAUCC more damage from the denialists

Petition Launched To Get The White House To #OpenSource Healthcare.gov Code - http://bit.ly/1aCXcuK better to do this from start

US admits: French surveillance revelations raise 'legitimate questions' - http://bit.ly/17dt3ah obama on the back foot... #nsa #snowden

Amnesty says US officials should face #warcrimes charges over #drone strikes - http://bit.ly/1h4jv2R puts things in a different light, no?

Competition Among #OpenSource Projects Delivers Better Technology Faster - http://bit.ly/17du16w the benefits of #openness

As tides are turning, Groser launches charm offensive - http://bit.ly/15ZxrXr pressure really building for more #TPP #transparency

#Facebook allows beheading videos - http://bit.ly/1a29vSD but bans breastfeeding pictures - http://bit.ly/19qp33x #sick or what?

Top Five Ways Lobbyists Will Win and We Will Lose If #TPP Goes Through - http://bit.ly/HciyZd disgraceful this still secret

Food fraud: how beef and horsemeat became mixed is still unclear - http://bit.ly/1h4yGcj this is why food supply data must be #opendata

"#TTIP offers perfect vehicle to overcome overwhelming opposition to #GMOs in the EU" - http://bit.ly/1ddGGYo says lobbyist seeking work...

In Case You Don't Realize How Fast #Apple's #iPad Business Has Gone Down The Tubes ... http://read.bi/1771Xzm just too expensive

Edward #Snowden is no traitor - http://wapo.st/1ddQ4vh kudos for having the guts to write this (v @Glinner)#nsa

Trade threatens to split #australian Coalition - http://bit.ly/1bavgjt includes #TPP and #ISDS (v @AnnieKia @DrRimmer)

biggest leveraged buyout in history is on the brink of collapse—& fracking is to blame - http://bit.ly/1cSufP8 love "british thermal units"

Defending Against Crypto Backdoors - http://bit.ly/1cSvbmF lots of important points from @Bruce_Schneier #nsa #opensource

The Real #Privacy Problem - http://bit.ly/1h5dOSm @evgenymorozov on fine form: "information boycotts might be justifiable" #democracy

The #UK #gagging law: survey for the commission - http://bit.ly/1bT7Cce please participate if you can

The BBC Worldwide online content that British license payers aren't allowed to see  - http://bit.ly/1aEbjA2 #BBC is just a joke

.@glynmoody: Das #TTIP-Freihandelsabkommen ist ein Angriff auf das Vorsorgeprinzip - http://bit.ly/188j0No interview+transcripts in #uk/#de

'Trade' Deal Would Elevate Corps to Equal Status With Nation States - http://huff.to/1eGZnSk great explanation of #ISDS in #TAFTA/#TTIP