Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

The Ebook version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and the Hardback, Cloth, and Paperback versions will be available on January 8, 2026. Preorders are available via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Band of Academic-Plagiarism Sleuths Undoes German Politicians; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/12/11

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Aisha Labi, Chronicle of Higher Education; Band of Academic-Plagiarism Sleuths Undoes German Politicians : "The revelations of how exte...

Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena; New York Times, 5/13/11

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Jim Dwyer, New York Times; Secret Archive of Ulster Troubles Faces Subpoena : "The interviewers, working for an oral history project at...

Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret; New York Times, 5/13/11

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Miguel Helft, New York Times; Facebook, Foe of Anonymity, Is Forced to Explain a Secret : "Now, Facebook is being taken to task for try...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Faculty at For-Profits Allege Constant Pressure to Keep Students Enrolled; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/8/11

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Kelly Field, Chronicle of Higher Education; Faculty at For-Profits Allege Constant Pressure to Keep Students Enrolled : "Faculty compla...
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

A Journal’s Statement May Aid a Harvard Researcher Accused of Misconduct; New York Times,

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Nicholas Wade, New York Times; A Journal’s Statement May Aid a Harvard Researcher Accused of Misconduct : "In a positive development f...

Treasures Pose Ethics Issues for Smithsonian; New York Times, 4/24/11

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Kate Taylor, New York Times; Treasures Pose Ethics Issues for Smithsonian : "Kimberly L. Faulk, a marine archeologist and vice chairwom...
Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Pay Wall’s the Thing; New York Times, The Ethicist,4/22/11

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Ariel Kaminer, New York Times, The Ethicist; The Pay Wall’s the Thing : "I’m a 24-year-old freelance journalist who’s still somewhat de...

[Podcast] Greg Mortenson; CBS's 60 Minutes, 4/17/11

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[Podcast] CBS's 60 Minutes; Greg Mortenson : "He has written inspiring best sellers, including "Three Cups of Tea," but a...

[Podcast] The Problem of Sock Puppets; OnTheMedia.org, 4/22/11

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[Podcast] OnTheMedia.org; The Problem of Sock Puppets : "This month, a user on the website Metafilter started a thread critiquing Dilbe...

Stumbling Into Bad Behavior; New York Times, 4/20/11

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Max H. Bazerman and Ann E. Tenbrunsel, New York Times; Stumbling Into Bad Behavior : "Regulators, prosecutors and journalists tend to f...

The Crash and Burn of an Autism Guru; New York Times, 4/20/11

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Susan Dominus, New York Times; The Crash and Burn of an Autism Guru : "In Britain, the General Medical Council revoked Wakefield’s medi...

Roommate Faces Hate-Crime Charges in Rutgers Case; New York Times, 4/20/11

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Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times; Roommate Faces Hate-Crime Charges in Rutgers Case : "A New Jersey grand jury on Wednesday indicted th...

Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines; New York Times, 4/17/11

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Seth Schiesel, New York Times; Busy Job of Judging Video-Game Content to Be Ceded to Machines : "Starting on Monday the ratings board p...
Saturday, April 23, 2011

Nevada senator Ensign resigns under ethics cloud; Reuters, 4/21/11

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JoAnne Allen, Reuters; Nevada senator Ensign resigns under ethics cloud : "Nevada Republican John Ensign, who admitted having an extram...
Monday, April 11, 2011

Sandra Day O'Connor Faulted By Critics On Ethics; Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com, 4/10/11

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Mark Sherman, Associated Press via HuffingtonPost.com; Sandra Day O'Connor Faulted By Critics On Ethics : "Hellman, the Pittsburgh ...
Sunday, April 10, 2011

Phone hacking: Rupert Murdoch 'urged Gordon Brown' to halt Labour attacks; Guardian, 4/9/11

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Toby Helm and James Robinson, Guardian; Phone hacking: Rupert Murdoch 'urged Gordon Brown' to halt Labour attacks : "Rupert Mur...

Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your Facebook Wall; New York Times, 4/9/11

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Jenna Wortham, New York Times; Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your Facebook Wa ll: "My problem is emblematic of the digital era. It...

Erasing the Digital Past; New York Times, 4/1/11

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Nick Bilton, New York Times; Erasing the Digital Past : "The company he used, Reputation.com, is among a growing corps of online reputa...
Saturday, April 9, 2011

British Tabloid Accepts Blame in Cell Hacking; New York Times, 4/8/11

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Sarah Lyall, New York Times; British Tabloid Accepts Blame in Cell Hacking : "Faced with a cascade of lawsuits and a widening police in...

Author’s Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel; New York Times, 4/4/11

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Julie Bosman, New York Times; Author’s Heirs Uncensor a Classic War Novel : "When the classic novel “From Here to Eternity” was publish...

Dark Past in Balkan War Intrudes on New Life; New York Times, 4/3/11

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Malcolm Gay, New York Times; Dark Past in Balkan War Intrudes on New Life : "“Anything she done, it was army connected,” said Ms. Loman...

Meet the New Ethicist; New York Times, 3/11/11

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Ariel Kaminer, New York Times; Meet the New Ethicist : "I wasn’t hired because I am a paragon of ethics or a role model, but because th...
Saturday, April 2, 2011

Paterson Teacher Suspended Over a Post on Facebook; New York Times, 4/1/11

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Winnie Hu, New York Times; Paterson Teacher Suspended Over a Post on Facebook : "Jonathan Zimmerman, a New York University history prof...
Thursday, March 31, 2011

Nixon Library Opens a Door Some Would Prefer Left Closed; New York Times, 3/31/11

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Adam Nagourney, New York Times; Nixon Library Opens a Door Some Would Prefer Left Closed : "The unveiling ended a nearly yearlong strug...
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Google's FTC Settlement Over Privacy Breach Makes History; HuffingtonPost.com, 3/30/11

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Bianca Bosker, HuffingtonPost.com; Google's FTC Settlement Over Privacy Breach Makes History : "Google's settlement is unpreced...
Monday, March 28, 2011

Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying campaign; Associated Press, 3/28/11

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David Bauder, Associated Press; Nickelodeon launches anti-bullying ca mpaign: "Half of young people ages 14-24 said they had been the v...

Doctors Should Ask Kids: Are You On Facebook?; NPR, 3/28/11

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NPR; Doctors Should Ask Kids: Are You On Facebook? : "If the pediatrician wants to know if your kids are on Facebook, it's not bec...

Ethical Quandary for Social Sites; New York Times, 3/27/11

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Jennifer Preston, New York Times; Ethical Quandary for Social Sites : "Ebele Okobi-Harris, the director of the business and human right...
Sunday, March 27, 2011

It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know; New York Times, 3/26/11

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Noam Cohen, New York Times; It’s Tracking Your Every Move and You May Not Even Know : "In the United States, telecommunication companie...

A Girl’s Nude Photo, and Altered Lives; New York Times, 3/26/11

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Jan Hoffman, New York Times; A Girl’s Nude Photo, and Altered Lives : "Around the country, law enforcement officials and educators are ...
Saturday, March 26, 2011

Paper Admits to Plagiarism by Reporter; New York Times, 3/16/11

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Tanzina Vega, New York Times; Paper Admits to Plagiarism by Reporter : "The Washington Post published an editor’s note on its Web site ...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

"Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word debate; CBS 60 Minutes, 3/18/11

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CBS 60 Minutes; "Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word debate : ""Are you censoring Twain?" correspondent Byron Pitts as...

Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors; New York Times, 3/21/11

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Kate Zernike, New York Times; Gains, and Drawbacks, for Female Professors : "Despite an effort to educate colleagues about bias in lett...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

[Editorial] A New Internet Privacy Law?; New York Times, 3/18/11

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[Editorial] New York Times; A New Internet Privacy Law ? : "This week, the Obama administration called for legislation to protect consu...
Friday, March 18, 2011

[Podcast] Tracing The 'Immortal' Cells Of Henrietta Lacks; NPR's Fresh Air, 3/18/11

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[Podcast] [Interview originally broadcast on February 2, 2010.] NPR's Fresh Air; Tracing The 'Immortal' Cells Of Henrietta Lacks...

Corbett ignores opinion polls on taxes and budget cuts; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/18/11

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Luara Olson and Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Corbett ignores opinion polls on taxes and budget cuts : "Scranton architect...

[Editorial] The U.C.L.A. Video; New York Times, 3/17/11

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[Editorial] New York Times; The U.C.L.A. Video : "Universities have long wrestled with this issue, with many adopting hate-speech codes...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

U.C.L.A. Student’s Video Rant Against Asians Fuels Firestorm; New York Times, 3/15/11

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Ian Lovett, New York Times; U.C.L.A. Student’s Video Rant Against Asians Fuels Firestorm : "Robert Hernandez, a professor of Internet j...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Facebook Users Who Are Under Age Raise Concerns; New York Times, 3/11/11

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Matt Richtel and Miguel Helft, New York Times; Facebook Users Who Are Under Age Raise Concerns : "Victoria’s father, Brian Lai, an airl...
Monday, March 14, 2011

[Press Release] Restrictions on library e-book lending threaten access to information; American Library Association (ALA), 3/14/11

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[Press Release] American Library Association (ALA); Restrictions on library e-book lending threaten access to information : "As librari...

In Germany, Uproar Over a Doctoral Thesis; New York Times, 3/14/11

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Michael Kimmelman, New York Times; In Germany, Uproar Over a Doctoral Thesis : "...Mr. Guttenberg’s crime doesn’t seem so bad to many i...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Defense Minister Guttenberg Resigns; Spiegel International, 3/1/11

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Spiegel International; Defense Minister Guttenberg Resigns : "By the end of last week, it had become clear that Guttenberg's disser...

Facebook is rewriting its privacy policy; San Jose Mercury News via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/13/11

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Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Facebook is rewriting its privacy policy : "Facebook's intent to sim...
Thursday, March 3, 2011

A $20 Loan, a Facebook Quarrel and a Fatal Stabbing; New York Times, 3/1/11

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Al Baker and Tim Stelloh, New York Times; A $20 Loan, a Facebook Quarrel and a Fatal Stabbing : "The war of words escalated over Facebo...

Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japan Universities; New York Times, 3/1/11

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Martin Fackler, New York Times; Internet Cheating Scandal Shakes Japan Universities : "While it is unclear whether more than one person...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Plagiarism in Dissertation Costs German Defense Minister His Job; New York Times, 3/1/11

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Judy Dempsey, New York Times; Plagiarism in Dissertation Costs German Defense Minister His J ob: "The University of Bayreuth, which con...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Where Freedom of Expression Runs Headlong Into the Impulse to Censor; New York Times, 2/28/11

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Clyde Haberman, New York Times; Where Freedom of Expression Runs Headlong Into the Impulse to Censor : "“The principle of free speech i...
Sunday, February 27, 2011

Mickey Mouse's dark side; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/27/11

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Greg Victor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Mickey Mouse's dark side : "Charles Kenney in Foreign Policy says that "behind its facad...

Police expect arrests soon in 'Beaver Hoez' Facebook investigation; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/25/11

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Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Police expect arrests soon in 'Beaver Hoez' Facebook investigation : "With the search war...

Facebook page draws police scrutiny for cyberbullying; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/24/11

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Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Facebook page draws police scrutiny for cyberbullying : "Sometime in the past few days, Penns...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section
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