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Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 16025 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2016/02/160225.html yesterday's tweets as a single page

#NZ Says Laws To Implement #TPP Will Be Passed, Despite US Uncertainties, Won't Be Rolled Back Even If TPP Fails - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/09501233710/new-zealand-says-laws-to-implement-tpp-will-be-passed-now-despite-us-uncertainties-wont-be-rolled-back-even-if-tpp-fails.shtml

Just months after Big Pork said it couldn’t be done, Tyson is raising up to a million pigs without #antibiotics - http://qz.com/624270

We Read Apple's 65 Page Filing Calling Bullshit On The Justice Department, So You Don't Have To - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/15240333713/we-read-apples-65-page-filing-calling-bullshit-justice-department-so-you-dont-have-to.shtml plucky @mmasnick

"Die EU schlägt vor, wenn sie künftig ein Gesetz plant, dass sie dann frühzeitig die USA darüber informieren muss" - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

#Mozilla Introduces #Surveillance Principles for a Secure, Trusted Internet - https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/02/25/mozilla-introduces-surveillance-principles-for-a-secure-trusted-internet-2/

Commission says ready to back help for livestock #farmers - http://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/commission-says-ready-to-back-help-for-livestock-farmers/ pity they will be among worst hit by #TTIP

"Lila Tretikov announced she will step down from her role as Executive Director of the #Wikimedia Foundation." - https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/25/leadership-transition/

Obama Administration Set to Expand Sharing of Data That #NSA Intercepts - http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/us/politics/obama-administration-set-to-expand-sharing-of-data-that-nsa-intercepts.html will go down well with CJEU

High prices to access scholarly research could drive developing country researchers 2 use pirate sites like SciHub - http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2016/02/26/high-prices-scholarly-research-developing-country-researchers-scihub/

"fast alle Beteiligten so sehen – wird #TTIP bis Ende des Jahres nicht fertig." https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

#TTIP: "bei vielen Themen hakt es ja noch gewaltig: Schiedsgerichte, Sonnencreme, Zugang zu öffentlichen Aufträgen" https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/

US: „Wir verstehen die Sorgen der Europäer beim Investitionsschutz. Unsere Experten arbeiten sich gerade durch den Vorschlag.” #ISDS

#Disney CEO asks employees to chip in to pay #copyright lobbyists - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/disney-ceo-asks-employees-to-chip-in-to-pay-copyright-lobbyists/ wants money to lobby for #TPP ratification

UK's Pirate Site Blocklist Even More Pointless Than Previously Thought: HTTPS Defeats It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160224/09332933701/uks-pirate-site-blocklist-even-more-pointless-than-previously-thought-https-defeats-it.shtml #awkward

#Tungusic Languages Under Threat: Statistics, Research Projects, Strategies for Protection - http://bruce-humes.com/archives/8188 #linguistics

Hundreds march against Trans-Pacific Partnership in Lima - http://perureports.com/2016/02/26/hundreds-march-against-trans-pacific-partnership-in-lima/ it's a start... #pe #TPP

Annotating Letter Disney's CEO Sent To Employees Asking To Fund Disney's Lobbying Activities - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/17535133715/annotating-letter-disneys-ceo-sent-to-disney-employees-asking-them-to-fund-disneys-sketchy-lobbying-activities.shtml "think of the Mouse"

For better or for worse? Commission & its ‘better regulation’ agenda - http://www.beuc.eu/blog/for-better-or-for-worse-the-commission-and-its-better-regulation-agenda/ "should not come at any cost"

The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/26/the-all-female-patrol-stopping-south-africas-rhino-poachers wonder-women

Rather Than Ending NSA's Key Surveillance Tool, White House To Now Let Other Agencies Use It - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/22583933716/rather-than-ending-nsas-key-surveillance-tool-white-house-to-now-let-other-agencies-use-it.shtml

US law will restore trust in transatlantic data flows, says EU commissioner - http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2016/february/us-law-will-restore-trust-in-transatlantic-data-flows-says-eu-commissioner/ ha-ha...nope #privacyshield

Apple’s £86M jury verdict against Samsung destroyed on appeal - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2016/02/appeals-court-reverses-apple-v-samsung-ii-strips-away-apples-120m-jury-verdict/ what a waste of time & money

Pirates Spend Much More Money on Music, Study Shows - https://torrentfreak.com/pirates-spend-much-more-money-on-music-study-shows-160226/ again. and again. and again #copyright

Keystone lawsuit shows #TTIP’s threat to climate action – report - http://www.transportenvironment.org/news/keystone-lawsuit-shows-ttip%E2%80%99s-threat-climate-action-%E2%80%93-report

The international politics of VPN regulation - http://arstechnica.co.uk/security/2016/02/op-ed-the-international-politics-of-vpn-regulation/

UNITAID study looks at delinking cost of r&d from price of medicines - http://www.unitaid.eu/en/statements/1518-unitaid-study-looks-at-delinking-cost-of-r-d-from-price-of-medicines long overdue

Techdirt Needs Your Help To Fight Encryption Fearmongering - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160225/16380133714/techdirt-needs-your-help-to-fight-encryption-fearmongering.shtml a worthy cause

Problemas de gobernanza en organizaciones internacionales: la #EPO - https://patentes.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/problemas-de-gobernanza-en-la-epo/ (v @schestowitz)

#Iran executed all adult men in one village for drug offences, official reveals - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/26/all-adult-males-in-one-iranian-village-executed-for-drug-offences-official-says appalling

USTR Requests Peru Timber Verification - https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2016/february/ustr-requests-peru-timber and about time too... #pe

Levin Statement on USTR’s Request to #Peru to Conduct Logging Compliance Verification - http://democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/press-release/levin-statement-ustr%E2%80%99s-request-peru-conduct-logging-compliance-verification #pe

#TTIP 12th round: "Auf europäischer Seite ist man vor allem unzufrieden über die Amerikaner." - https://correctiv.org/recherchen/ttip/liveblog/