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…
"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…
"Now, we have researchers Jennifer Granick and Riana Pfefferkorn petitioning [PDF] the Northern District of California court to unseal documents related to…
"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…
"“Police spying on social media has a disproportionate impact on black people,” said Malkia Cyril, the executive director of the Center for Media Justice,…
""That would be the understanding the majority of law professors would advocate for," suggested Prof Andrea Matwyshyn from Northwestern Universit…
"Nevertheless, there are some avenues for reform. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers grants for states to buy ALPRs for “highway saf…
"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…
"Malkia Cyril, executive director of the Oakland-based Center for Media Justice, says Oakland's legislators don't care that PredPol hasn't prov…
"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…
EFF Legal Director Corynne McSherry presented the next Pioneer Award to Malkia Cyril. McSherry described first meeting Cyril, founder and executive director of…
"“The legality of using DU in armed conflict situations is indeterminate,” Beth Van Schaack, professor of human rights at Stanford University, and a former…
"That order grants Yahoo immunity, said Albert Gidari, director of privacy at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society. "I think it i…