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A.I. Is Going Rogue. Who Should Be Held Responsible?
Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy. .…
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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…
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Techdirt Podcast Episode 431: The Many Problems With The FTC’s Pornhub Settlement
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…
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Apple has reignited a privacy battle with the Trump administration by declining to unlock a mass shooter's iPhones
""There is simply no way for Apple, or any other company, to provide the FBI access to encrypted communications without also providing it to authorita…
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'We Can't Be Complacent' About the Crypto Debate
"But Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, who has been involved in the encryption debate for man…
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Stanford Law’s Jen King on California’s New Privacy Law
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020, giving residents key rights over some of their private data—data that is current…
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The government is again asking Apple to unlock iPhones. Here’s why you should care
"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…
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Female Journalists Still Bear the Brunt of Cyberattacks
"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…
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Privacy-Obsessed Parents: This Baby Monitor Without Wi-Fi Actually Works
"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…
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Facebook tries to curb deepfake videos as 2020 election heats up
"Facebook was praised by some experts, including Boston University Law School professor Danielle Citron, for becoming more proactive and receptive to outsi…
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U.S. warns businesses of threat of cyberattacks
"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…
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Internet nonprofit leaders fight deal to sell control of .org domain
"“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…
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CCPA: What California's new privacy law means for Facebook, Twitter users
""The debate will inevitably increase the requirements and the burden on the social media companies as well," said Omer Tene, vice president and…
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California's sweeping digital privacy bill raises a question: Will people use it?
"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…
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Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers
"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…