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 idea that technology is neutral or amoral is a myth that needs to be dispelled. The designer can imbue ethics into the creation, even if the artifact…
"The idea for a federal robotics commission came out of workshop of a paper that author Ryan Calo (who will, in the interest of full disclosure, be a parti…
"Speaking at an FCC roundtable Tuesday, Stanford University net neutrality scholar Barbara van Schewick said that, under certain conditions, letting Intern…
For the full profile of CIS Affiliate Scholar Christopher Sprigman, visit NYU Law Magazine. One afternoon last October when Christopher Sprigman heard that the…
"“These devices are thus far more covert in operation – indeed effectively invisible – but they can only detect signals of nearby phones when those phones…
"Why does the United States needs a new federal commission focused solely on understanding our robot future? The real question is, why don't we? Ryan…
"“So people who are entirely innocent can be investigated under this statute,” said Jennifer Granick, director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford Center fo…
"Data gathered from vehicle telematics face roadblocks in the courtroom. In such cases, the chain of custody is crucial, said Bryant Walker Smith, who tea…
"Widespread collection of personal data online frequently prompts debate about privacy, but there is one group of people that has largely managed to remain…
"In an email, Lin writes: "If you can see that some accidents are unavoidable, even by robotic cars, then manufacturers need to make some decision in…
"Marvin Ammori, a lawyer and activist who serves on the Board of Directors for several nonprofits, doesn’t think the net neutrality fight is a sure win. Bu…
"“The idea of personally identifiable information not being identifiable is completely laughable in computer-science circles,” says Jonathan Mayer, a Stanf…