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…
Over the past two days, U.S. observers of Facebook have been focusing on Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony to Congress, and the question of whether U.S. politicians m…
"Zuckerberg said user ownership of content is fundamental to the website. But the emphasis on informed and empowered users masks an important dynamic, said…
"“Tesla warns, but in products liability warnings don’t protect you against design defect claims,” said University of South Carolina law professor Bryant W…
"For Harlan Yu, though, these selective releases are not enough. Yu works for Upturn, which studies how technology affects social justice and civil rights.…
"Danielle Citron, a law professor at the University of Maryland and outspoken advocate of victims of nonconsensual porn, calls the verdict “groundbreaking.…
"Traditionally, the FTC will settle these type of cases because proving consent decree violations is difficult, says Woodrow Hartzog, professor of law and…
"Bryant Walker Smith, chairman of the Emerging Technology Law Committee at the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, says he thinks surv…
"Firms such as Strike 3 sending scores of DMCA take-down notices to alleged copyright offenders that threaten them with lawsuits is “a lot of work for ever…
"Although driver-assist features can increase vehicle safety, Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor who specializes in self-dri…
""There's always a danger when you have a scandal like Cambridge Analytica that we attribute a very large problem to the villain du jour," sa…
"Danielle Citron, chairwoman the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a group that focuses on emerging data privacy and civil liberties issues, says the…
"“The idea that mainstream consumers will directly interact with blockchain technology—or any piece of code—without intermediaries is completely silly,” wr…