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 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…
"“Republicans will want both tech and cable, and might have to choose between the two,” said Marvin Ammori, an attorney for the tech industry who backs net…
"Daniel Nazer, staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the lawsuits have all the marks of “patent troll’’ litigation, involving an ent…
"The response Watson got is a little too common, says Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland who has studied online harassment. Ci…
"The Federal Communications Commission is faced with a crucial decision on open access to the Internet. A survey shows 80 percent of Americans want the FCC…