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…
"Patrick Lin is director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and he constructs grisly thou…
""So far, we've likely only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the government’s use of hacking in criminal and immigration investigation…
"“For a reform of this scope and magnitude, it’s only expected that several months will pass before enforcement comes into focus,” said Omer Tene, VP and c…
"Danielle Citron, a University of Maryland law professor who has studied ways to combat online abuse, says the country is in desperate need of a more compr…
""The Arctic could become a geopolitical flashpoint in the not-too-distant future, as melting ice opens up major shipping shortcuts and access to huge…
"Others note that California’s rules aren't radical departures from how the internet already works. "I think that California, like Brussels, certa…
"One of the most concrete examples is the potential unmasking of anonymous accounts, said Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington whose…
"“I think this will be a story of gradual integration, rather than a story of a revolution,” said Arvind Narayanan, an associate professor of computer scie…
"Harlan Yu, the Executive Director of Upturn who has studied the use of body-worn cameras, said that it is safe to assume that data collection in the brick…
"While more than half of Facebook users of all ages have changed their privacy settings this year, according to the Pew Research Center, I was curious why…
"“With the breaking news of the dramatic passage of California’s new privacy law, AB 375, the strictest privacy measure in the nation, along with the comin…
"“Facebook’s conduct and the response to it this year provided a stark example of a deep disconnect,” said Andrea Matwyshyn, co-director of Northeastern Un…