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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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Drones vs. driverless cars: A tale of two robotics policies
"“As a consequence, the rules were really good for Google, because they did exactly what Google wanted them to do,” said Ryan Calo, a robotics professor at…
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The iPhone is Making Encryption Trendy, But Is There A Catch?
""Encryption will seriously interfere with the ability to routinely intercept communication, as our national intelligence seems to be doing domestical…
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Volkswagen isn’t the first company to use software to break the law and it won’t be the last
"“Here’s an extreme example: What if Amazon’s robotic warehouses could reorganize themselves to meet fire code requirements with very little advance notice…
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PETA Files Lawsuit In SF Court To Give Monkey Ownership Of His Own Selfie Photos
"Legal expert Andrew Bridges told CBS MoneyWatch said Slater isn’t the copyright owner because he didn’t have artistic control. “Copyright requires origina…
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These two apps immune to government spying, experts say
"FaceTime and "possibly" WhatsApp are the only applications that prevent governments from accessing the contents of communication, a cybersecurit…
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The Women Who Won Net Neutrality
"Barbara van Schewick, a Stanford law school professor who also has a Ph.D. in computer science and expertise in the economics of innovation, had a bigger…
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The US's Campaign Against Encryption Is Based on Blind Faith in Silicon Valley
""The unanimous conclusion—the scientific consensus—in industry, in academia, and even among government experts is that there is a significant securit…
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Of Social Media Privacy Through Obscurity
"Prof. Woodrow Hartzog is an interesting voice on privacy law and technology. He has written about his own research and interviewed others on the role that…
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U.S. taxpayers duped into shelling out $51 million in green subsidies for 'clean' VW vehicles
"The Volkswagen case breaks new ground for how corporations can make "end runs" around legal requirements, said Ryan Calo, a University of Washin…
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Trade secret trolls could be the new patent trolls
""That's a very powerful threat to make to a fledgling company or a startup," says David Levine, a law professor at Elon University. "I&…
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Feds seek ‘front door’ access to encrypted data as ‘going dark’ solutions turn slim
"“We know how to build the least bad backdoor. We know how to build one of these things in a way that minimizes the possible security and privacy problems.…
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These are the ways robots deceive us
"“I think robots are awesome,” said Woodrow Hartzog, a scholar at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society who specializes in human-robot interactions.…