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…
"The American Civil Liberties Union seems to agree. “The government’s demand would weaken the security of millions of iPhones, and is dangerous and unconst…
"Danielle Citron, a Boston University law professor and author of “Hate Crimes in Cyberspace,” said in an email interview that she is ambivalent about the…
"Jen King, the director of consumer privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, adds that “hackers often use devices like baby monito…
"Facebook was praised by some experts, including Boston University Law School professor Danielle Citron, for becoming more proactive and receptive to outsi…
"Dr. Richard Forno, assistant director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, said Maryland may be a likely target of cyber warfare in the future. “Marylan…
"“What offended me about the Ethos Capital deal and the way it unfolded is that it seems to have completely betrayed this concept of stewardship,” said And…
""The debate will inevitably increase the requirements and the burden on the social media companies as well," said Omer Tene, vice president and…
"The law's biggest impact, in fact, may lie in how it requires companies to track what data they have, where they keep it and how to get it to people w…
"While Congress has not yet passed federal legislation to provide consumers with protections against data breaches, all 50 states and D.C., Guam, Puerto Ri…
"Dr. Richard Forno, assistant director of the Center for Cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, told Digital Trends that these secu…
" Dr. Richard Forno, Director of the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program in the United States, has a modern day scenario for you. “Imagine a world where n…
"The story prompted outrage at a time when Americans were particularly divided in the wake of Trump’s election and concerned about Russian interference thr…