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…
""I applaud the California Attorney General's publication of best practices for communicating with citizens about privacy. Their common-sense reco…
""When this technology disseminates down to local government and local police, there are not the same accountability mechanisms in place. You can see…
"Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS), told Ars that the new rules could change how manufacturers proceed…
"An amended FCC proposal in response to the public outcry shows concessions but maintains pay-to-play access fees and a new standard that “creates high cos…
"Aleecia McDonald is the director of privacy at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society. She notes that "such as" opens the…
""A lot of us supported Obama because he was so passionate in his support of net neutrality," said Marvin Ammori, a lawyer involved in technology…
"“We cannot even conceive of the ways our data is collected and then used to manipulate us at our weakest moments,” said Danielle Citron, a law professor a…
"Stanford’s Barbara van Schewick and Morgan Weiland called the reported revisions a good start, with a long way yet to go." * Date Published:05/16/2…
""If I'm a church or a university, I can put my content online, when it travels to my users it will get the same treatment that, you know, CNN'…
"Ben Depoorter, a professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law, said that there is no U.S. government enforcement agency tasked with…
Listen to the full interview at Marketplace. "Netflix accounts for about a third of peak-period broadband traffic. So what does that mean for the net neut…
"“For [college students] this is part of contemporary sexual expression and relationships,” says Danielle Citron, a law professor at University of Maryland…