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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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How to Skim a Privacy Policy
"Language used in privacy policies is often deliberately ambiguous, says Jen King, Director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Interne…
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Mozilla To Congress: Don't Trust ISPs On Data Tracking
"n a letter to lawmakers, Mozilla complained that providers' resistance to a privacy and security feature Mozilla is helping to develop "has raise…
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The top 3 companies in autonomous vehicles and self-driving cars
"Imagine: After a long flight home from a conference, you walk outside to the airport's ground transportation and are met by an airport shuttle, which…
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How to stop internet stalker ads from turning your phone into a surveillance device
"“I don’t pay much attention to all this talk about national legislation. It’s incredibly hard for Congress to do anything and even harder in privacy which…
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Police think Amazon’s Alexa may have information on a fatal stabbing case
"From a legal perspective, the investigative practice is straightforward, said Princeton University professor Jonathan Mayer. “Law enforcement can access…
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The Week in Tech: WhatsApp’s Spyware Fight Is at Least Good P.R.
"But not all court cases are just about getting a jury verdict. “I think it’s a sincere attempt to use the C.F.A.A. in a novel way,” said Riana Pfefferkorn…
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‘Terminator’ is back! AI experts do a reality check on Hollywood’s new robo-nightmare
"GeekWire: Did the producers and writers and the rest of the team behind “Terminator” learn anything since the earlier films? Carissa Schoenick: “Yeah … S…
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She was called the n-word and given instructions to slit her wrists. What did Facebook do?
"Danielle Citron, a legal scholar and a recipient this year of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" for her work fighting online harassment, als…
Net Neutrality: The Battle to Keep the Internet Open and Free with Barbara van Schewick
It's easy to take for granted that we get to use the websites and apps of our choice. That's thanks to net neutrality, the principle that we get to make…
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MacArthur Genius Danielle Citron on Deepfakes and the Representative Katie Hill Scandal
When Danielle Citron began studying online harassment more than a decade ago, her argument that online mobs and coordinated harassment constituted civil-rights…
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Will Data Security See a '90s Throwback + YouTube Dodges Public Forum Fight + People Are Mad at Mark Zuckerberg, Again Will Data Security See a '90s Throwback + YouTube Dodges Public Forum Fight + People Are Mad at Mark Zuckerberg, Again
"However, Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of Stanford Law’s surveillance and cybersecurity program, said she doesn’t think it would be as simple as r…
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Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Saga: Can You Sue Over a Copied Tweet?
"So is the "100 percent that bitch" line original enough to win a copyright suit? Experts aren't so sure. Ben Depoorter, a copyright law prof…