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…
"“Apple was well known for usability before it was known for privacy,” says Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the…
"“What the Russian government aims to do is take online services out of the loop -- eliminating an important backstop for human rights and the rule of law.…
"People would be allowed to use pseudonyms when posting online, but platforms could be forced to hand out the users’ private information to third parties,…
"Eshoo and her copanelists, Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, Reddit CEO Steven Huffman, and Stanford law professor Barbara van Sche…
"The NSA is allowed to collect records for individuals up to two times removed from targets, creating exponential growth in the total number of records. Wi…
"‘In the US, the legal options are small but potent if (big if) one has the funds to hire an attorney and one can find the creator,’ Danielle Citron, profe…
"“Make commitments to public service journalism”, Ben Scott, The Center for Internet and Society, Stanford Law School Ben states that technology doesn’t c…
"“What’s not so clear yet is whether G.D.P.R. has had an effect on privacy and on corporate data practices,” said Omer Tene, vice president and chief knowl…
"Van Schewick argued that the motivation for removing net neutrality rules came largely from ISPs looking to capitalize on their positions as gatekeepers.…
"Jennifer Granick, a surveillance and cybersecurity counsel with the ACLU, explains that the purpose of the law “isn’t necessarily to protect the tech comp…
"Ben Scott, a Stanford fellow at the Centre for Internet and Society and a former advisor to Hillary Clinton, said that it wasn’t until the tech giants got…
""Once a tool like this is out there, it's only a matter of time before criminals will take advantage of it and use it against governments or othe…