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…
Effective solutions for ending – or even lessening – the abuse and online harassment that happens on the Web have been elusive to say least. But the cause did r…
When Shaheen Shariff asked a group of under-18-year-olds whether a teenage girl has the right to object to her boyfriend sharing a nude photo of her with his fr…
Shaheen Shariff, an associate professor at McGill University whose research focuses on legal issues related to cyber bullying, said the FHRITP phenomenon is par…
"Jonathan Mayer, 28, will complete a dual J.D./computer science Ph.D. at Stanford in 2015 and believes the combination of academics and experience – which…
"Perhaps even more significantly, one Stanford Law School professor has argued that part of the reason for the tremendous gains of the past two decades has…
"“Where someone goes can reveal a great deal about how he chooses to live his life," Catherine Crump, a law professor at the University of California,…
Google Translation: "- Right now is the attitude of the general public as important as, or more important than, specific legal clauses, says Bryant Walker…
"The cars could, however, be kicked off the road if regulators aren’t thrilled with the idea of autonomous vehicles roaming the country, says Bryant Walker…
"Militaries around the world are working on drones potentially capable of such autonomous strikes, Peter Asaro, co-founder of the InternationalCommittee fo…
"“I think it harms consumers from the perspective of privacy,” added Ryan Calo, assistant professor of Law at the Univeristy of Washington’s School of Law,…
"But David Levine, a law professor at Elon University, said that while the court ruled the office can be exempted, it does not have to be. “The administra…
"It's worth noting that while Apple and other organizations have the ability to gather large amounts of information, we can't always be sure if the…