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…
"“The money involved — the money expended in these research efforts and the money expected if they’re successful — has just ballooned and become so much mo…
"“We’re trying to catch things at the right time in their development,” says Ryan Calo, report co-author and law professor in UW’s Tech Policy Lab."…
"Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor and author of the book "Hate Crimes in Cyberspace," said some state and federal official…
"CBS4 spoke to IU Bloomington Cyber Security Program Chair Scott Shackelford about what it now means for you when you're browsing online. Shackelford…
"Bryant Walker Smith, a Stanford affiliate scholar specializing in technology and law, says this could let a single trucker lead a “platoon” of automated b…
"“There are some that would falsely claim that low-income communities would rather be tracked by AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon in order to get discounts o…
"The FCC is prohibited from proposing new similar privacy regulations, under the Congressional Review Act, if passed. "So now we have a gap," sai…
"The ruling could also worsen the impending patent war among companies developing self-driving technology, said Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South…
"Ars spoke with two legal experts who found the judge’s conclusions in this case to be sound. Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, s…
""I can't imagine Facebook knowing about [illegal content] and not taking it down," said Daphne Keller, the Director of Intermediary Liabilit…
"Others aren't so sure that security issues are the only forces at play. In short, "there might be some competitive questions here as well,"…
"Patrick Lin, an Associate Professor at California Polytechnic State University, believed that the principle is too ambiguous. He explained, “This sounds…