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…
"Bryant Walker Smith, professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and School of Engineering, is one of the leading thinkers in the autonomo…
"Ryan Calo, who teaches robotics law at the University of Washington, agreed. "Robots raise special concerns in society," Calo said, pointing to…
"T-Mobile has come under fire from net neutrality advocates who claim that the technical requirements to join Binge On give an unfair edge to content provi…
""While the entertainer in question likely considers this password collection to be a harmless personalized promotional activity, there may indeed be…
""There’s a huge need right now in the workforce and I don’t see that diminishing,” says Richard Forno, assistant director at the University of Maryla…
"But Brett Frischmann, professor at Cardozo law school, and Evan Selinger, philosophy professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, argue that we need an…
"SEASON - Is there a secure and democratic way to circumvent end-to-end encryption without violating users' privacy? Riana Pfefferkorn - No. Users ar…
"“Here we have a long history of taking fingerprints off glasses, taking pictures of people and doing facial recognition, taking hair samples. If we’re not…
"Geoffrey King, technology program coordinator at the Committee to Protect Journalists, said such policies could jeopardize the safety and careers of repor…
"“While robots could be a good tool, police should be aware of how visceral our reactions are to them,” Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law and a robotic…
"But Ryan Calo, law professor and expert in legal issues and robotics saw little difference between the bomb robot and having a sniper shoot from a distanc…
"There are also reasons to believe that automated cars would drive more slowly. For one thing, they would likely be programmed to stay within the speed lim…