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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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After latest hack, experts say smart home security systems stink at securing data
"Dr. Richard Forno, assistant director of the Center for Cybersecurity at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, told Digital Trends that these secu…
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Whatever Happened Y2K?
" 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…
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How Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign changed Big Tech forever
"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…
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The Top 10 Events That Shaped – And Rocked – The Digital Ad Industry Over The Past Decade
"“To be sure, regulations keep tightening controls and intensifying scrutiny on ad tech, [but] until digital gatekeepers, such as browser makers and app st…
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Think Alexa Is Too Creepy For Your Kitchen? Don’t Give It to Aunty Mary.
"Woodrow Hartzog, a professor at Northeastern University Law School, offered a more optimistic framing of the WiFi-connected devices — the so-called intern…
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Misinformation Campaigns, Cybersecurity and the 2020 Census
"rian Nussbaum, a fellow with New America’s Cybersecurity Initiative and an assistant professor of cybersecurity at the University of Albany, said the situ…
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The privacy smokescreen
"The other side: "To conclude that assessments aren't working, I think, is a false conclusion," says Al Gidari, a longtime privacy lawyer now…
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Arizona Now Has a Task Force Focused on Countering Disinformation
"Though it is all hypothetical at this point, I asked a couple of experts about possible issues the task force should be thinking about. “The natural incli…
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The decade Big Brother came home: How tech giants persuaded us to buy products that track us at home
"In the past, users might have thought they were just a “cog in the machine” whose individual activity went unnoticed, but recent privacy failures have pro…
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Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences
"And companies are popping up every day, promising to use your DNA for everything from figuring out what wine or marijuana varietals your genetics predispo…
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How ‘dark patterns’ influence travel bookings
"Arvind Narayanan, associate professor of computer science at Princeton, has worked with graduate student Mathur on unearthing dark patterns found on retai…
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What's Behind the Secure DNS Controversy and What Should You Do About It?
"Marshall Erwin is Mozilla's senior director of trust and security and a proponent of the "dough" school of pronunciation. From Mozilla's…