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…
""This is further evidence that the automakers are shifting aggressively from a traditional model of marketing products to a new model of marketing se…
"In the words of Jennifer Granick, we are beginning to see a web “shift[ing] from liberator to oppressor … the end of the Internet Dream.”" * Date P…
"Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor and author of "Hate Crimes in Cyberspace," said the guide can only do so much because ha…
"“If you have to be hit by a car, then you should hope that you're hit by an automated car because you will likely have recourse to a company or compan…
"“No one wants to be sued or be arrested for a crash that they were powerless to prevent,” said Bryant Walker Smith, assistant professor of law at the Univ…
""Every developed country in the world has a general privacy law — except us," said Neil Richards, a law professor at Washington University in St…
Protecting against both threats likely will be important, especially as electronic and wireless devices increase, said Richard Forno, director of the cybersecur…
"Not necessarily, University of Washington Professor of Law Ryan Calo explained. "It is a challenge," he told Ross. "Nobody should reasonab…
"DMW officials say they want to strike a balance between safety and encouraging a promising technology. They won applause from some corners. But Bryant Wal…
"“A massive security bill (like the Patriot Act) was dropped on the floor in the dead of night before members were to vote on it,” wrote Richard Forno, the…
"“The government itself is not acting as a repository of expertise here,” said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington and expert on tec…
"“California’s proposed rules are great news for Texas,” says Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law…