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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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Will tracking digital harassment help defend against internet trolls?
"The Justice Department prosecuted just 10 cyberstalking cases between 2009 and 2012, according to Danielle Citron, a professor of law at the University of…
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Lyft sees robot taxis approaching fast
"Transportation expert Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of North Carolina who’s associated with Stanford’s Center for Internet and So…
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Yelp Warns California Lawsuit Could Scrub Critical Reviews
"Daphne Keller, an Internet law expert at Stanford Law School and former attorney at Google, said prior court decisions favor Yelp and she would be surpris…
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More than 90 million people from 196 countries have flagged videos for YouTube
"Social media sites often walk a "delicate line" with moderation, said University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo. "The key thing to u…
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Pentagon says killer robots have no place in US military
""What you still want is humans to designate the target in advance and ensure they are legal and lawful targets before the system is deployed," s…
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Law enforcement hacking declared search under Fourth Amendment
"Riana Pfefferkorn, cryptography fellow at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said the issue could be resolved by Congress first with the decisi…
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Google seeks changes in Michigan self-driving car bill
""Who did Michigan want to include in this great project of automated driving? The careful language in that letter could give an advantage to traditio…
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Uber’s robot taxis hit the road in Pittsburgh
"“The public will play an important role in shaping both social and legal expectations for these vehicles,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at th…
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Privacy, the forgotten issue: Apathy is making Americans vulnerable
"“If people know things about you, they can take advantage of you,” Ryan Calo, an assistant professor of law and a technology expert at the University of W…
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Uber to test semi-autonomous taxis in Pittsburgh. Too soon?
"“Putting a passenger or two in the backseat of a driverless car doesn’t change the risk analysis,” says Bryant Walker Smith, the chair of the Planning Tas…
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Google wants to amend Michigan autonomous vehicle bills
""Who did Michigan want to include in this great project of automated driving? The careful language in that letter could give an advantage to traditio…
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How Cops Have Turned Baltimore into a Surveillance State
"Elizabeth Joh, a law professor at the University of California Davis who specializes in policing and technology, told me that while police secrecy is noth…