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…
Charlottesville, Virginia has become the first city to formally pass anti-drone legislation. Will more progressive cities follow suit? CIS Affiliate Scholar Pet…
"Ryan Calo, director of privacy and robotics at the Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society agreed with Harman, saying: "Any time yo…
"According to Julie Ahrens, director of Copyright and Fair Use at Stanford University's Center for Internet and Society, that's because such bandie…
"“We think Personal Audio's podcasting claims are a classic example of an over-broad software patent,” EFF staff attorney Daniel Nazer wrote in an emai…
"Ryan Calo of Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society suggested in a December 2011 paper that because of their “disquieting” nature, drones “could be ju…
"In the year after helping me with my case, Jennifer Granick fought for an exemption from the DMCA for unlocking phones, and in November 2006 it was grante…
"Jennifer Granick, a scholar and computer crime defense attorney at Stanford’s Center for Internet and Society, addressed Kerr’s proposal in a January 23 p…
""Congress tries to write technology-neutral laws," says Jennifer Granick, an Internet law expert at Stanford, "but there's been a whole…
"According to Aleecia McDonald, director of privacy at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, the APPS Act is fairly well-tailored to…
""If we don't fix the privacy problems for civil liberties, we'll never realize the benefits from drones," said Ryan Calo, a law professo…
"“The rising hostility in Pakistan and now Yemen is causing a bit of a pullback in global and U.S. opinion. I sense people becoming more and more doubtful…
"Citing the legendary Hacker Manifesto and tragic suicide of digital activist Aaron Swartz, Jennifer Granick, Director of Civil Liberties at the Stanford C…