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…
"But driver assistance features increasingly are playing a role, suggesting AI is being employed to fix a problem created by automation. Radar-enhanced cru…
"Omer Tene, Vice President of Research and Education at the policy-neutral International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), acknowledged in an in…
"n addition, defense counsel would undoubtedly demand the right for their own third-party experts to have access not only to the source code, but to furthe…
"Just because someone might be able to use their ear at checkout doesn’t mean it’s necessarily going to happen anytime soon, though. “Biometrics are tricky…
"That doesn’t mean shaming will always have the intended effect. There’s always a chance the public won’t latch onto a given case. And even if officials wa…
"Binge On has been a hit with customers, helping T-Mobile to continue to continue to grow its audience in an increasingly competitive space. But the servic…
"While some proponents of both have laudable goals–protecting the intellectual property of innovators and building intelligence that can save lives–the dan…
"Andrea Matwyshyn, a scholar at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society and a professor at Boston's Northeastern University School of…
""The justices had phones [by 1967], and they knew that they talked about their most private stuff on those phones," says Jennifer Stisa Granick,…
""Judge Orenstein ruled the FBI’s request would 'thoroughly undermine fundamental principles of the Constitution’ and we agree," an Apple spo…
"We know that one photo can ruin your career,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the book “Hate Crimes in C…
""The FBI's interest in this narrow case overshadows a wealth of other important American interests," says Jennifer Granick, director of civi…