The Daily Populous

Tuesday July 18th, 2017 morning edition

image for Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have spent $572 MILLION on lobbying the government to kill net neutrality

Comcast, Verizon, and AT&T have spent $572 million on lobbying the government to kill net neutrality.

Net neutrality—the rule that protects the Internet from government and corporate censorship—is incredibly popular.

In poll after poll, overwhelmingly majorities of Independents, Republicans, and Democrats say they support net neutrality and oppose efforts to overturn it.

So why is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trying to kill net neutrality?

If net neutrality is repealed, these ISPs would have more control over how information flows on the Internet, giving them new opportunities for rent-seeking and profit.

The FCC’s repeal of net neutrality could be finalized as soon as this fall.

The fact that millions of people feel their lives and livelihoods would be hurt by the repeal of net neutrality does not appear to interest him. »

Colorado appeals court rules scent of marijuana not enough to search vehicle

Authored by foxnews.com

A Colorado appeals court ruled Thursday that the possible presence of marijuana in a vehicle, detected by drug-sniffing dogs, does not give police the authority to search the vehicle.

Judge Daniel Dailey wrote in his ruling that it could be legal marijuana in the certain vehicle.

However, the appeals court ruled the drug-sniffing dog could not tell what he was sniffing because marijuana is legal in Colorado. »

Confessions of a moon rock thief

Authored by cbsnews.com

Between 1969 and 1972, the Apollo space missions landed 12 men on the moon ... and then there's Thad Roberts.

But Roberts' contact with the moon landed him in prison, even though he never made it into space.

His journey to a jail cell began in 2001, when he was accepted into NASA's elite "Co-op" program for aspiring astronauts. »

Major tech firms, internet providers clash over U.S. net neutrality rules

Authored by reuters.com

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) said the Obama order had "injected uncertainty into the marketplace, restricted innovation, and chilled investment."

FILE PHOTO - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) logo is seen before the FCC Net Neutrality hearing in Washington February 26, 2015.

The Internet Association said it was "open to alternative legal bases for the rules, either via legislative action codifying the existing net neutrality rules or via sound legal theories offered by the commission.". »