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…
"“We’re excited. We think it’s a good decision,” said Daniel Nazer, a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation in San Francisco, who filed a br…
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""We think that it will cut down on a lot of the worst patents that are out there, the most ridiculous and overbroad software patents… A lot of patent…
"Cumberland School of Law Professor Woodrow Hartzog sees cases such as these and others dealing with online privacy and communication. Via email, Hartzog…
""Every decision has basically said the Federal Circuit was being too pro-patent," said Daniel Nazer, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foun…
"Set aside any discussion about when and whether the data collection is justified. When one side has a lot of it, and the other none, there’s a problem. T…
""The law is really unclear on this," said Sonia Katyal, the Joseph M. McLaughlin Professor of Law at Fordham who specializes in intellectual pro…
"There's no way to hear if there's laughter in his voice, for example. But we know he's angry, he's been fired from his job, he's been…
"“The law does not apply to him because he is not accused of posting nude photos intending to cause specific subjects emotional distress and knowing that t…
"In Garcia v. Google Inc., a 2-1 Ninth Circuit panel granted actress Cindy Garcia's request for a preliminary injunction requiring Google to take down…
"“These implications are most dangerous for — and indeed most likely to impact — smaller and marginalized speakers and listeners; those with the most contr…
"“It’s the fear of robots,” said Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School who studies driverless cars. “…