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…
""What I remember about life before the Internet," said Marvin Ammori as he stood near the White House on Thursday night, "was that it reall…
""While we are encouraged by the FTC’s work, this is one (long-awaited) action against a single troll," wrote Daniel Nazer at the Electronic Fron…
"Net-neutrality supporters such as Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick say the new plan is unlikely to stand up to such a legal challenge."…
"“If you are being forced to divulge something that you know, that’s not okay,” said Marcia Hofmann, an attorney and special counsel to digital rights grou…
"We are entering the age of robotics. Robots will soon be assisting us in our homes; stacking our warehouses; driving our cars; delivering our Amazon purch…
“What a number of big companies have started to do is anchor their brands on privacy,” said Brian Nussbaum, a University of Albany professor. “Law enforcement h…
""What's unfortunate is the huge gap of information — understanding what's happening on the Web and what users know about tracking," said…
"“For the trucking industry, the risk is magnified: we’re no longer talking about two-tonne vehicles of steel and glass, but up to 40-tonne vehicles that m…
""Marketing departments have become much more savvy, and sometimes aggressive about their data-use strategy," said Omer Tene, the IAPP's VP-…
""In many jurisdictions you could literally walk past a drowning person, do nothing and not be liable," said Ryan Calo, a UW professor specializi…
"One security researcher, Stanford’s Jonathan Mayer, said, “I don’t know any computer scientist who takes that ‘It’s anonymous’ argument seriously. It’s be…
""It's either a disaster for the open Internet, or it will be struck down in court," Stanford Professor Barbara van Schewick said. She warned…