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…
As students return to classrooms this fall, many teachers are concerned about emerging AI tools getting in the way of learning. But a more worrisome AI trend is…
“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…
Woodrow Hartzog, a professor at Boston University's School of Law, said surveillance pricing allows companies to figure out the highest price that customers…
It's common for a judge to preserve records in litigation, said Ryan Calo, a University of Washington law professor. According to Calo, the court order doe…
Catherine Crump, a professor at UC Berkeley Law School who leads a law, technology and public policy clinic, said the use of facial recognition technology in th…
“[The Transportation Department] is taking away existing regulations that would stand in the way of autonomous vehicles,” said Ryan Calo, a University of Washin…
Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, came to Black Hat to discuss possible workarounds for a particu…
Law professor Bryant Walker Smith reached roughly the same conclusion. He argues that car manufacturers should be held liable whenever their cars perform unreas…
“What is so ominous about these sites is that they’re close to the line of illegal, but not crossing the line,” said University of Virginia School of Law profes…
At Black Hat USA 2025, Jennifer Granick—Surveillance and Cybersecurity Counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union—takes the keynote stage to make a bold case…
“It was an impartial repository of interdisciplinary experts who would proactively assist Congress in understanding emerging technology,” says University of Was…
The trust & safety space is a strange one in that I think it’s one of the least understood but most important industries that impacts tools most people use…