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…
The move should keep the new rules, designed to ensure the uninhibited flow of data online, from being overturned, said Marvin Ammori, an affiliate scholar at S…
"“Every single part of our economy would have seen less innovation, higher transaction costs, and fewer startups over the years,” says Ammori. “There would…
"Many people believe that technology companies have too much access to intimate details of people’s lives and that data collection is rampant, said Ryan Ca…
"Danielle Citron has become a national advocate against and a leading expert on online stalking and online harassment. Citron, Lois K. Macht Research Prof…
"And in addition to the diversity is who is creating policy, there needs to be greater diversity in who designs products, Tara Whalen, a privacy analyst at…
"“Let me quote, depending on your preference, Voltaire or Spider-Man: ‘With great power comes great responsibility’,” noted auto technology legal expert Br…
“In 2010 large companies like Google, eBay, Microsoft, and Skype, were really important partners in the fight for network neutrality rules,” says Barbara van Sc…
The new rules, are expected to be passed, and according to Marvin Ammori, an affiliate scholar at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society and a te…
"I think zero-rating is the next big threat to innovation and free speech online," says Barbara van Schewick, a professor at Stanford Law School. She…
""Clearly, where you go and what you do on the Internet qualifies as proprietary information under the law," said Ryan Calo, an assistant law pro…
"Marvin Ammori, an Internet policy expert and First Amendment lawyer, told ABC News he expects "these rules will be debated for as long as cable and p…
""A lot of companies were afraid of speaking out," Marvin Ammori, a tech laywer who has represented companies like Google and Tumblr, told NBC Ne…