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…
From Roombas to drones, scientists are developing machines to be more and more self-sufficient. But even if they’re programmed to do good—what happens when some…
""I don't think (the Boston bombing) will reframe the surveillance debate, and people will persist in their skepticism (of drones) even after this…
"“I think it’s right to think about shutting down the process and saying we just can’t agree,” Mr. Mayer said. “We gave it the old college try. But sometim…
"Drones put a fine point on that sense of vulnerability, and as eminent drone theorist and law professor Ryan Calo argues, can thus be seen as "privac…
"Heyns cites philosopher Peter Asaro's work and says "Taking humans out of the loop also risks taking humanity out of the loop."" * Da…
Bryant Walker Smith's paper Automated Vehicles are Probably Legal in the United States is mentioned in this article. * Date Published:05/01/2013 * Origin…
""I believe [LARs are] a paradigm shift because it fundamentally changes the requirements for human responsibility in making decisions to kill,"…
"Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, said prosecutors have been guilty of “overreach”…
""You could use these to directly interact with the brain," said Ryan Calo, assistant law professor at the University of Washington focused on pr…
""It's likely a landmark decision on the issue of appropriation art and what you can do with the existing work," said Julie Ahrens, of the St…
"“The law has never required the kind of licensing that people have assumed is necessary,” says Julie Ahrens, director of copyright and fair use at Stanfor…
"Catherine Crump testified before Congress today on location tracking and privacy, and the GPS Act that would increase legal protections for our location d…