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…
"Richard Forno, who teaches cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, said local governments need be prepared for online attacks. &quo…
"“Sometimes, you can’t separate the technology from its use, and this can make a technology unethical,” he told io9. “For instance, nukes are inherently in…
"Others believe the situation is a little more complicated. For example, Bryant Walker-Smith, an assistant professor at the University of South Carolina wh…
"Dr. Asaro is one of the founders of the International Committee for the Control of Armed Robots (ICRAC, for its acronym in English), an NGO based in the…
"The institute has been the model for what academia can do for government in the cybersecurity field and has led innovation both in government practices an…
"An ethicist says that now is the time to ponder the enigmatic questions of cyber law: “Robotic systems accomplish tasks in ways that cannot be anticipated…
"The Canadian teen’s crimes fit a pattern, said Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and author of the 2014 book, “Hate Crimes in…
"Ryan Calo, an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington Law School and co-director of the school’s Tech Policy Lab, has some ideas about…
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington who specializes in issues concerning robotics, noted that Sony's focus on service-focused d…
"“What you’ve done with the POTUS Twitter account is created a one-stop shopping for people who don’t like the president to blow off steam and convey their…
"Nazer is hoping the case can make big companies at least consider fair use before they send out automated, or near-automated, letters demanding that websi…
"Using the DMCA in the past to deal with leaks got at least one company in trouble, said Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Cent…