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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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California Senate defies AT&T, votes for strict net neutrality rules
"California's Senate passed a different net neutrality bill in January, but it didn't go through the Assembly. Wiener's legislation "is th…
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California Senate Passes SB 822, the ‘Gold Standard’ of State Net Neutrality Laws
"For starters, the bill was specifically crafted to challenge the federal government’s authority to enact net neutrality laws. Contributors include Barbar…
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The Supreme Court Is Stubbornly Analog — By Design
"It’s this kind of lag that worries Ryan Calo, a law professor at the University of Washington. In the Carpenter case, the justices are responding to a pre…
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California’s State Senate Is About to Vote on SB 822 — the Strongest State Net Neutrality Law Yet
"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has called SB 822 the ‘gold standard’ of net neutrality bills. That’s because it’s specifically crafted to chall…
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How hackers can exploit devices used at home
"“The more we delegate, the more there is opportunity for hackers that make it a valuable target,” said Jennifer King, director of consumer privacy at Stan…
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Ransomware attacks such as at South Bend's Allied Physicians are becoming common
"“It would be hard to prove that records haven’t been made,” said Scott Shackelford, a cybersecurity expert and associate professor of business law and eth…
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What Is GDPR and What Can America Learn From it?
"“The GDPR does not provide meaningful procedural barriers to over-removal,” Daphne Keller at Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society rec…
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Most U.S. Adults in Poll Unwilling to Share Personal Data for Ads to Keep a Service Free
"As Jennifer King, director of consumer privacy at Stanford University’s Center for Internet and Society, points out, timing is everything. She said it is…
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Amazon Echo sent family's private conversation to another user
"Ryan Calo, a law professor who co-directs the University of Washington's tech policy lab, said while there are upsides to these technologies, there ar…
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GDPR Oddsmakers: Who, Where, When Will Enforcement Hit First?
"There are probably as many answers to those question as there are supervisory authorities (SAs), and there are many, notes Omer Tene, vice president and c…
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Amazon blames creepy Alexa incident on ‘unlikely’ string of events
"Ryan Calo, a law professor who co-directs the University of Washington’s tech policy lab, agreed that the sort of glitch Amazon described is unlikely. But…
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What Is GDPR and Why Should You Care?
""Some companies may realize it’s better to just extend GDPR protections to all their customers, period, rather than one one policy for European citiz…