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…
"“If you simply want an exemption, if you want to get around a law of general application, then show the government why that is justified," Smith said…
"“There is a tendency of people to take one ride in one of these vehicles and then conclude that because they have not crashed over the course of 10 minute…
""They're unwilling to shut down services and take a hit to their own ability to communicate," said Andrew McLaughlin, the former U.S. Deputy…
"Net neutrality fans are encouraged to add their own personal thoughts to the statement and to “speak from the heart.” The campaign claims that “fast lanes…
"Omer Tene, VP of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), welcomed the ruling as a “resounding affirmation…
"In a blog post, Richard Salgado, Google’s legal director for law enforcement and information security, praised the recent adoption of the Privacy Shield a…
"“In this particular case, it's not clear that Snapchat even used face recognition technology in a way that would implicate BIPA,” Yana Welinder, a law…
"Berners-Lee wrote in an open letter to European regulators. The letter was also signed by Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig and Stanford law professor…
"Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has written an open letter calling for European citizens to "save the open internet" by…
"Currently, the clause says the company can pay either the fair market value at the time of repurchase or the price paid by the employee, whichever is lowe…
"Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, has made an impassioned argument in favor of net neutrality in Europe, calling on European citizens t…
"So it’s hardly surprising that the actual inventor of the World Wide Web (hint, not a telco), Tim Berners-Lee, has chosen this moment to voice fierce opp…