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…
"“This is one of the most profoundly serious decisions we can make. Program a machine that can foreseeably lead to someone’s death,” Lin said. “When we mak…
"Ryan Calo, who teaches law at the University of Washington, worries about a lack of government resources. “There isn’t enough technical expertise in gover…
"While it is clear why such emotive subjects would be considered ripe for The Formula, the central problem once again comes down to the spectral promise of…
"Civil-liberties experts say it’s unwise to make national policy based on a handful of cases. “There’s always going to be one case where some amount of inf…
"The FTC has cracked down on companies that violate their own privacy policies on how they handle data, but have a lot of latitude as long as they comply w…
"Ryan Calo, an assistant law professor at the University of Washington, said many states sold, rented or granted access to criminal records and other infor…
"Woodrow Hartzog, a Samford University professor and expert on privacy law, spoke Monday in Carroll Hall about the flaws surrounding public information in…
"But Marvin Ammori, a lawyer and Internet policy expert, said the latest delay might indicate just the opposite. “I’m disappointed that they haven’t spent…
"University of South Carolina law professor Bryant Walker Smith pointed out that the technology has the potential to reduce incidents of certain types of a…
"A growing chorus of voices is worried that the emergence of paid services that promise to clean up data could result in another case of the haves and have…
"Ryan Calo, an expert in drone law at the University of Washington, said that he was not surprised that the decision was reversed. But he thought that Pirk…
""It's an important first step, since telcos historically haven't done much to resist lax surveillance procedures," Jonathan Mayer, a pri…