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…
"“Most consumers would intuit that some sort of privacy regime covers that info [collected on an app], however, in most cases there isn’t a set of privacy…
"Catherine Crump, an ACLU lawyer, said Wednesday she was pleased to hear that the department has canceled the contract proposal but still worried about tha…
"“These law enforcement techniques are stretching the bounds of statutory language and Congressional oversight,” said Stephanie Pell, a former national sec…
"From serving as a consultant to law enforcement to collaborating with Firefox on a cookie-blocking feature, Jonathan Mayer J.D. ’12 Ph.D. ’16 has made a n…
"Brian Pascal, a legal fellow at the University of California Hastings, told Ars that inexpensive surveillance devices like TraqCloud are “inevitable.” “O…
"“There’s a real tension between fostering innovation ... and on the other hand protecting public safety,” said Bryant Walker Smith, who teaches and studie…
"According to Daniel Nazer, a lawyer at San Francisco's Electronic Frontier Foundation, details of Cisco's settlement aren't available, so it i…
"But, he said, if Comedy Central is using the Starbucks name solely to draw attention to a show that has nothing to do with Starbucks, the coffee giant cou…
"In response to the DIY science show we posted yesterday, Ryan Calo, an Assistant Professor at the School of Law and Faculty Director of the Tech Policy La…
The full article can be read by subscribers of Politico. https://www.politicopro.com/go/?id=30547 * Date Published:02/05/2014 * Original Publication:Politic…
"Bryant Walker Smith, a fellow at the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford said with its ability to share data 10 times per second, including speed a…
"“We still believe more transparency is needed so everyone can better understand how surveillance laws work and decide whether or not they serve the public…