NICKELSBURG: Experts like Andrea Matwyshyn say when that design tricks a consumer into doing something they didn't intend to, it becomes a dark pattern. She…
Last week, we published three separate posts that looked at the FTC’s recent settlement with Aylo, the parent company of multiple adult websites including, most…
“Right now, there are real robotaxis carrying real people on real roads,” said Bryant Walker Smith, an AV researcher and professor at the University of South Ca…
"University of Maryland law professor Danielle Citron, who studies online harassment, said there's a disconnect between the outside perception of Twitt…
"Because child pornography laws are so harsh and inflexible, underage victims whose sexual images are posted online can usually expect a quick response fro…
On the heels of the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) third annual “PrivacyCon,” the Future of Privacy Forum hosted its eighth annual “Privacy Papers for Polic…
"The level of computer security is such that it would be “kind of shocking” if at least some government data weren’t accessible to hackers, said Brian Nuss…
"Ryan Singel, Media and Strategy Fellow at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, explained that on a neutral net, service providers functi…
""Those deployments will start small but grow fast," said Bryant Walker Smith, a specialist in autonomous vehicle regulation at the University of…
""Using facial recognition to help the visually impaired or as a tool to identify and combat cyber harassment is notable, because the positive uses of…
“We will continue to see a mix of approaches in other states. Many are likely to have far less regulation than California,” said Bryant Walker Smith, assistant…
"“The response by and large is: Ignore it, and turn off your computer,” said Danielle Citron, University of Maryland professor and author of “Hate Crimes i…
"Earlier this year, Arvind Narayanan, a professor at Princeton, conducted research about coins that are burnt and forever unspendable. “We have all heard s…
"While not talking about any individual in particular, Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, told Motherb…
"Hu delivered a presentation on big data and cyberspace in the criminal justice system. Hu said the government uses mass surveillance to gather data on pe…