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A.I. Is Going Rogue. Who Should Be Held Responsible?
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy. .…
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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…
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
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…
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Activists, the police may be watching your Facebook page
"“At every protest, we assume we’re being spied on, because we know we are,” said Malkia Cyril, the executive director of the Center for Media Justice acti…
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50 years later, Black Lives Matter takes up Panthers’ fight
"“It’s a vehicle for us to explain issues that have been ignored by mainstream media,” said Malkia Cyril. A Black Lives Matter activist in Oakland, she’s t…
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Lawmakers try to stop mass hacking of Americans' computers by feds
""The use of various forms of (hacking) . . . are more invasive than other searches because they often have unknown, widespread, and sometimes destruc…
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Experts praise White House AI report but split on regulation
"Ryan Calo a law professor at University of Washington, said when human lives are involved, government should sign off on new technology. “My basic view i…
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Researchers Ask Court To Unseal Documents Related To Technical Assistance Requests And Electronic Surveillance Warrants
"Now, we have researchers Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn petitioning [PDF] the Northern District of California court to unseal documents related to…
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UW law professor Ryan Calo to join experts at White House conference
"Ryan Calo, an assistant professor in the University of Washington School of Law, will be among national experts at a White House event tomorrow on innovat…
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Facebook, Twitter and Instagram sent feeds that helped police track minorities in Ferguson and Baltimore, report says
"“Police spying on social media has a disproportionate impact on black people,” said Malkia Cyril, the executive director of the Center for Media Justice,…
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Apple and Samsung reach Supreme Court in patent row
""That would be the understanding the majority of law professors would advocate for," suggested Prof Andrea Matwyshyn from Northwestern Universit…
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As License-Plate Tracking Increases, Privacy Advocates Press for More Regulation
"Nevertheless, there are some avenues for reform. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers grants for states to buy ALPRs for “highway saf…
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Subpoena to Encrypted App Provider Highlights Overbroad FBI Requests for Information
"According to Al Gidari, the director of privacy at Stanford University’s Center for Internet and Society and a former attorney for many of the major techn…
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Crime-prediction tool PredPol amplifies racially biased policing, study shows
"Malkia Cyril, executive director of the Oakland-based Center for Media Justice, says Oakland's legislators don't care that PredPol hasn't prov…
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Appeals court restores previously-dismissed surveillance lawsuit
"Riana Pfefferkorn, a legal researcher and attorney at Stanford University, told Ars: With there being a fair number of cases out there that have taken a…