Wednesday 16 December 2015

151216


Moody's Microblog Daily Digest 151215 - http://moodysmdd.blogspot.com/2015/12/151215.html  yesterday's tweets as a single page

Death penalty rates plunge to lowest level in the US since 1970s - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/death-penalty-cases-us-lowest-level-40-years hopeful signs

Dallas Buyers Club loses (again) in its court pursuit of pirates - http://www.crikey.com.au/2015/12/16/dallas-buyers-club-loses-again-in-its-court-pursuit-of-pirates quite right (v @alpharia)#AU

EU agrees on new law that severely punishes firms for violating user privacy - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/tech-firms-could-owe-up-to-4-of-global-revenue-if-they-violate-new-eu-data-law/ big, but we don't have all details


Help us challenge agribusiness influence over the EU's food safety policy - http://corporateeurope.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=13 great work; pl. support if you can

#SnoopersCharter “so technically complex” it may be infeasible, telcos say - http://arstechnica.co.uk/tech-policy/2015/12/snoopers-charter-so-technically-complex-that-it-may-be-infeasible-telcos-say/ come on, just bin the thing #IPBill

Macedonia open to changing its name to end 24-year dispute with Greece - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/macedonia-open-to-changing-its-name-to-end-24-year-dispute-with-greece *finally*


Jailed MI6 informant blocked from taking case to court of human rights - http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/16/jailed-mi6-informant-chinese-dissident-wang-yam-human-rights-court this case stinks to high heaven


Einigung über EU-Datenschutz-Grundverordnung: Reaktionen aus Politik, Verbänden und der Presse - https://netzpolitik.org/2015/einigung-ueber-eu-datenschutz-grundverordnung-reaktionen-aus-politik-verbaenden-und-der-presse/ #EUdataP 

Vietnam Arrests Lawyer for 'Propaganda', 10 Days After Beating - http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/12/16/world/asia/16reuters-vietnam-rights.html EU refused to do human rights assessment before FTA


Let's Fix EU #Copyright! - http://youcan.fixcopyright.eu/ "online form will close on 25 December 2015 midnight"

#Fracking under national parks approved by MPs amid acrimony - http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/16/fracking-under-national-parks-approved-by-mps-amid-acrimony such blatant contempt for democracy & public #tories

EU data protection rules: Major step forward for consumer protection and competition - http://www.greens-efa.eu/eu-data-protection-rules-15003.html saith The Greens/EFA #EudataP

Internet has revelation that climate change action won't kill the economy after all - http://mashable.com/2015/12/16/economic-growth-and-climate-action/ well, that's good



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