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…
"Peter Asaro has spent the past few years lobbying the international community for a ban on killer robots as the founder of the International Committee for…
""Maybe these hackers are thinking: 'If we can attack state systems, we can get info that NSA isn't releasing," said Richard Forno, direc…
"Before the verdict came in, I talked to Ryan E. Long, a lawyer affiliated with Stanford's Center on Internet and Society, about the potential impact o…
"“Once upon a time, you had the rights to your property under the soil and to the sky,” Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor told the Atlant…
It was completely hopeless.That's what Marvin Ammori, a net-neutrality advocate and consultant for tech companies, told Ari Shahdadi, the general counsel of…
"Ryan Calo, a University of Washingtonlaw professor who studies robots and the law, traces the resistance to two sources. “One is a complaint about restric…
"On the other hand, Neil M. Richards, a professor at the WashingtonUniversity School of Law believes that “mistakes are common because there is a lot of da…
""I've gotten messages from people in the start-up community where they're pinching themselves to make sure it's real, they're really…
"Broadband companies generally liked the FCC chairman’s approach, but net-neutrality die-hards quickly started mobilizing against it. Last April, Marvin Am…
"I worry ... that there isn't the expertise in government to deal with robotics, whether it's drones or driverless cars." * Date Published:0…
Professor Barbara van Schewick explains why meaningful network neutrality rules are critical to the future of the U.S. economy. *Originally recorded in December…
"In our increasingly digital world, the balance between privacy and free speech is tenuous, at best. But we often overlook the important ways in which priv…