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…
A few days ago, my colleague Eric Jackson wrote a post on speculation that recent changes to Skype’s architecture may have made it easier for Microsoft to tap t…
Jennifer Granick, director of civil liberties at Stanford University, asked the crowd to raise their hands for a quick straw poll: “Who is more afraid of Google…
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Black Hat Conference here, a panel of experts got together to expound on what they see as the privacy and security mess…
The 2012 Black Hat conference is kicking off in Las Vegas, and this year's session will see Apple presenting for the first time, as well as a reunion of som…
"A probable cause standard is what's required to protect Americans, and it's what's required under the Constitution," said Catherine Crump…
The current crop of cases are an important opportunity for an appellate standard, said Julie Ahrens, an attorney and associate director of the Fair Use Project…
“We have moved to cars that have millions of lines of code and advanced systems that will think about where you want to go and will change the brakes and steeri…
On a Friday night in early June, eight strangers came up with an idea to help poor Americans on government assistance gain access to healthier food. They design…
By Ben Adlin "The First Amendment concerns jump right out at you," said Julie Ahrens, associate director of Stanford Law School's Fair Use Projec…
Want to watch an episode of TNT's"The Closer" online? You have to fill out a form on TNT's website, proving you have a cable or satellite tel…
Among the first to discover Google’s use of cookies on Apple’s browser was Stanford University graduate student Jonathan Mayer, who is working toward law and co…
ACLU lawyer Catherine Crump, who ran the cellphone location data investigation, is at it again. This time, she has filed similar Freedom of Information Act requ…