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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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Are humans ready for self-driving cars?
"“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…
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Turkey's Erdogan used social media he despises to stay in power
""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…
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Tim Berners-Lee slams “manipulative tactics” of telcos on net neutrality
"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…
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Microsoft Wins Landmark Email Privacy Case
"Omer Tene, VP of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), welcomed the ruling as a “resounding affirmation…
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Google: Requests for data rose in second half of 2015
"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…
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Does Snapchat’s Lenses feature violate Illinois’ biometrics law?
"“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…
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Time Is Running Out to Save Net Neutrality in Europe
"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…
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Internet's creator urges net neutrality
"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…
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Hyperloop founder, accused of nepotism, to cede voting power
"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…
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'Save the open internet in Europe,' pleads web inventor Tim Berners-Lee
"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…
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Telcos 5G manifesto countered by call to online action
"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…
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee pushes for the closure of EU net neutrality loopholes
"Issuing a letter, Berners-Lee hopes to ensure that EU regulation voted upon in October are enacted in full to close loopholes in the law, asking for the p…