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…
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…
"Bryant Walker Smith, an assistant law professor at the University of South Carolina, said, “Uber’s stock response to serious allegations of past issues in…
""This is not yet at the point where in any way it's economically better than just sending someone out in a car to deliver your groceries," s…
"“This sounds ridiculously unfair,” Jen King, the Director of Consumer Privacy at Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society, wrote to WLRN in a…
"Despite the many lawsuits filed by Shipping & Transit, a court has never ruled on the validity of the company’s patent claims, said Daniel Nazer, a se…
"Peter Asaro, associate professor, School of Media Studies at The New School said, “The degree to which social media has shaped public consciousness and th…
"“The big takeaway is that trust is the currency of this generation of innovation,” notes Andrea Matwyshyn, professor of law at Northeastern University and…
"“2030 is not far in the future. My sense is that innovations like the internet and networked AI have massive short-term benefits, along with long-term neg…
"Patrick Lin, philosophy professor and director of the Ethics and Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University, told Gizmodo that it…
"“This decision opens up the landscape for cellular providers to become bigger advertising platforms in the future based on knowing whom you text and scann…
"While employees and customers can pressure companies to act ethically with regard to AI, more attention needs to be focused on laws and government oversig…
"As we become an increasingly digitally connected world, the loss of privacy and security are almost inevitable. But if we don’t adopt stronger data securi…
"“In 2030, the greatest set of questions will involve how perceptions of AI and their application will influence the trajectory of civil rights,” said Soni…