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…
"It’s sure to be a heady good time. Panel titles include “Legal Personhood For Robots,” “The Ethical Characteristics of Autonomous Robots,” and the drenche…
"“We'll need to see how it plays out with U.S. law,” says Omer Tene, VP of research and education at the International Association of Privacy Professio…
""Security is not a Band-Aid that can be layered on, it needs to be inherent in the broader structure of the device," said Andrea Matwyshyn, a pr…
"Bryant Walker Smith, professor at the University of South Carolina, and an expert on the legal aspects of self-driving vehicles, is excited about Tesla…
""I think they mixed Apples and Androids here," said Albert Gidari, director of privacy for Stanford law school's Center for Internet and Soc…
"When each state wrote its driving laws, a car that drove itself wasn’t a consideration. Back in 2012, University of South Carolina assistant professor of…
"Riana Pfefferkorn, the cryptography fellow at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, told BuzzFeed News that responsible disclosures can enable compa…
"The ACLU also filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department in December, seeking additional information on every case involving t…
"Facing increasingly sophisticated technology, the government has turned toward legalized hacking to defeat digital security measures, said Riana Pfefferko…
"The “Three Laws of Robotics,” which Isaac Asimov dreamt up for his Robotseries, remains an entirely fictional concept. In the real world — which is now fu…
"“The entire process is confined to executive-branch agencies. It is not a creature of Congress. As to whether a company could proactively seek review of a…
"Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina and an expert in automotive safety and regulation said that Honda could make an a…