The Daily Populous

Tuesday October 17th, 2017 day edition

image for Verizon and AT&T accused of selling your phone number and location to almost anyone

Last year, you might remember that Verizon was in the news for reaching an agreement with the FCC.

In the end, Verizon agreed to stop tracking customers unless they expressly agreed to opt-in to the program.

The agreement between Verizon and the FCC was roundly seen as a win by privacy advocates and consumer rights groups.

By simply entering a zip code and clicking a button, the site would spit out the full name, current location, and more information.

It would appear that these sites are grabbing the information from the same process that Verizon got busted for.

There is now evidence that US telecom companies are selling real-time access to customer data to third-party companies.

We’ve reached out to Verizon for comment and will update this article if we hear a response. »

‘Trailer Park Boys’ actor John Dunsworth has died at the age of 71

Authored by globalnews.ca

Actor John F. Dunsworth, best known for his portrayal of Jim Lahey in the comedy series Trailer Park Boys, has died at the age of 71.

“John left this world peacefully after a short and unexpected illness,” she wrote in an email.

Dunsworth acted in numerous CBC radio dramas had many starring roles in stage productions at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax. »

Car bomb kills reporter who covered Malta's 'Panama Papers' link

Authored by ctvnews.ca

VALLETTA, Malta -- A Maltese investigative journalist who exposed the island nation's links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama Papers was killed Monday when a bomb exploded in her car, the prime minister said.

Caruana Galizia's death resulted from a "barbaric attack" that also amounted to an assault on freedom of expression, Muscat said.

The leak exposed the identities of rich and powerful people around the world who allegedly had offshore holdings in Panama. »

Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Opioid-Related Deaths in Colorado, 2000–2015

Authored by ajph.aphapublications.org

To examine the association between Colorado’s legalization of recreational cannabis use and opioid-related deaths.

Colorado’s legalization of recreational cannabis sales and use resulted in a 0.7 deaths per month (b = −0.68; 95% confidence interval = −1.34, −0.03) reduction in opioid-related deaths.

Legalization of cannabis in Colorado was associated with short-term reductions in opioid-related deaths. »