CBC - If you get a Lyft the ride-sharing service may be recording your backseat conversation. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/lyft-conversation-transcribed-1.7508106

VOA - European leaders across much of the continent vowed to stand by Ukraine after a White House meeting between U.S. President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy turned into a heated exchange, with Trump calling Zelenskyy "disrespectful." https://www.voanews.com/a/european-leaders-stand-by-ukraine-after-heated-exchange-between-trump-zelenskyy-/7993337.html

Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic
Mozilla says it deleted promise because "sale of data" is defined broadly.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/02/firefox-deletes-promise-to-never-sell-personal-data-asks-users-not-to-panic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

What's to stop Musk, who's already tried meddling with German elections, from seizing Zelenskyy's, or any other European leader's X account, and posting something with dire geopolitical consequences? We're way past the point where it's wise for European leaders and institutions to rely on a presence on X—and other US platforms are not a good long-term solution either. More should follow the example of the @EUCommission and provide their updates directly, without middlemen, through the fediverse.

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Supreme Court lets Hawaii sue oil companies over climate change effects
SCOTUS won't answer "recurring question of extraordinary importance" to Big Oil.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/01/supreme-court-lets-hawaii-sue-oil-companies-over-climate-change-effects/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social