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…
"“Until Paul Levy came on the scene, the trend was almost uniformly against defendants,” says Sonia Katyal, a Fordham University law professor who speciali…
"To help perform such complex calculations and weighty value choices, we support exploring Ryan Calo’s proposal for engaging ethical review boards to vet a…
"“When it rolls out, you will see all this utility for it,” said Ryan Calo, an assistant professor of law at the University of Washington in Seattle. “And…
"We are at the start of a massive shift; As Calo describes it, “The truth is that we are only beginning to understand how vast asymmetries of information c…
""We are outraged that Personal Audio is seeking to invade the privacy and associational rights of hundreds of our donors," wrote Nazer. "As…
""Were we really expected to believe that all these provisions allow the government to collect in bulk the telephone records — as well as Internet rec…
"The collection of so much data diverts the attention of investigators from real terrorism plots, said Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel with the Am…
""Because of the sheer number of innocent people whose records are affected, we think it is important that law enforcement agents obtain a warrant bas…
""Tracking someone's movements can reveal trips to the psychiatrist, the plastic surgeon, the abortion clinic, the age treatment clinic, the strip…
"Christopher Soghoian of the ACLU agreed to give a joint talk with Marcia Hofmann, an attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation." * Date Publ…
"Patrick Lin, director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, said an ethics board should merely raise the pot…
""When you talk about privacy from government surveillance, it's actually not just about you," said Catherine Crump, an attorney with the Ame…