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…
"“We have a much higher standard in the U.S. when it comes to what constitutes threatening speech,” Citron explained. And even if a Twitter threat or a fri…
"“Generally speaking, tort law frowns on self-help and that includes drones,” says Ryan Calo, a robotics and cyber-law scholar at the University of Washing…
"Emerging technologies often generate a great debate over the efficacy of new federal regulations. In the past, the government has had to adapt to new tech…
"Jennifer Granick, the director of civil liberties at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society, said recently. “When it comes to privacy, the United St…
"Richard Salgado, director of law enforcement and information security at the search giant, notes that several countries have responded to the Snowden reve…
"“You have to prove this business model, the whole business model, is ‘We’re helping you commit a crime,’ ” said Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland…
"“It’s really the interior audio that triggers various wiretap laws,” says Ryan Calo of the University of Washington School of Law. “But not if the owner w…
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, who has studied drone law, told Ars that the government shouldn't impose a double standard…
For the full piece featuring Jennifer Granick, check out page 10 of UC Hastings Magazine. "There's been an exponential growth in government and law en…
For the full review of Danielle Citron's book, Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, visit The Guardian's website. "Hell, Jean-Paul Sartre famously wrote, in…
"“After we saw some revelations about some of the NSA programs, we saw other jurisdictions concerned about what they perceived as expansive surveillance au…
""Zero-rating Facebook is a Band-Aid, not a solution. Underserved communities should not have to settle for access to Facebook, if they need—and can g…