The 'dark patterns' at the center of FTC's lawsuit against Amazon
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…
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…
"“They were so creative and brought something totally different to activism,” said Marvin Ammori, the general counsel for Hyperloop One, a high-speed trans…
"Maybe that makes sense from the perspective of pure logic. But Ryan Calo, an expert in robotics and cyber law at the University of Washington in Seattle,…
"“The reputational issues … really matter when a consumer is faced with trusting a machine with her safety and getting from point A to Point B without fear…
""We're launching a series of pilot projects in states around the country over the course of five years," said Ryan Harkins, director of stat…
"The impact on digital marketing from the elimination of net neutrality will be “profound.” That’s according to Ryan Singel, a fellow at Stanford Law Scho…
"“There is substantial confusion in public debates about this issue,” says Brett Frischmann, professor of law, business, and economics at Villanova Univers…
"Townsend-Gard dreams of a world where librarians and researchers and students don’t have to waste time on copyright determinations. “I really believe that…
"Few people have looked at these issues as closely as Harlan Yu at Upturn, a nonprofit based in Washington DC, who studies technology’s impact on civil rig…
"“A lot of what we’re getting at in the Carpenter case,” said Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and computer science at Northeastern, “is a growing sense o…
"Net neutrality advocates have also expressed concern that ISPs could block certain sites outright. Barbara van Schewick, a net neutrality expert at Stanfo…
"If Apple’s indeed working out of the former Chrysler proving grounds, then the Phoenix area is quickly becoming a hub for work in the self-driving car spa…
"The backlash may threaten Republicans’ prospects in the US midterm elections next year. “There’s a movement afoot that Republican members of Congress igno…