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…
""Today Mozilla is committing to work with Aleecia [McDonald of CIS] and the CCH Advisory Board, whose members include Opera Software, to develop the…
"After a period of review, Firefox decided to go ahead with plans to block third-party cookies for its new version of the web browser. The non-profit organ…
FBI Director Robert Mueller’s admission of domestic drone use by the agency has raised red flags among privacy advocates and anti-drone activists and has surpri…
""Internet users are starting to understand that their online activities are closely monitored, often by companies they have never heard of before,&qu…
"Mozilla and Stanford will support opt-out cookies set by the Digital Advertising Alliance, which operates the ad industry’s Ad Choices privacy program, an…
"The clearest losers in Mozilla’s plan will be companies that track users without their knowledge. They will be permitted to request permission to place a…
"The Cookie Clearinghouse, created by Stanford's Center for Internet and Society, aims to centralize the cookie-management process by keeping a list of…
"Mozilla made today’s announcement after Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society launched a “Cookie Clearinghouse.” The clearinghouse, create…
"The new Cookie Clearinghouse, helmed by Stanford privacy expert Aleecia McDonald, hopes to enable browser developers to block third-party cookies -- such…
""The Cookie Clearinghouse will create, maintain and publish objective information," Aleecia McDonald, director of privacy at CIS, said in a stat…
"N.S.A. badges are often seen on the lapels of officials at other technology and information security conferences. “They’re very open about their interest…
"Since the reports don't break out the number of requests by category, they're only somewhat helpful, said privacy advocates. "To lump all the…