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…
""Let's say that that the monkey had eaten a bunch of bananas and had piled the banana peels on the jungle floor," said Bridges. "If a p…
"“It’s an early statement by a national government that this is a policy priority," said Bryant Walker Smith, an associate law professor at the Univer…
"Ryan Calo, an academic at the University of Washington, who was writing about corporate lab rats even before it became a hot topic of conversation. “It’s…
CIS Affiliate Scholar Ryan Calo named as one of 2014's Fastcase 50. http://www.fastcase.com/fastcase50-winners-2014/ The Fastcase 50 for 2014 highlights e…
"Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington, said the case exemplified some of the problems in the lack of regulation for civilian drones.…
"Frosio states, "By their nature, Internet services are inherently global. But Internet companies face a real challenge understanding how those global…
"“The kindest thing you could say about it is it’s a publicity stunt,” Nazer said. Regarding the Lacey Jonas character, Nazer dismissed the character entir…
"Ryan Calo, assistant professor of law at the University of Washington (and one of Business Insider's most important people in robotics), believes that…
"University of Washington law professor Ryan Calo has recommended the creation of “Consumer Subject Review Boards”, which review the research of private co…
"“There’s enough pressure and understanding of this issue that these firms are going to have to come up with a way to make the public and regulators comfor…
""But for the longer term goal of reining in warrantless, massive collection of communications and for getting countries to protect their communicatio…
"Ryan Calo, a privacy expert and law professor at the University of Washington, told Mashable that the study may be "creepy" but not necessarily…