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, January 28, 2012

Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage; New York Times, 1/27/12

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Somini Sengupta, New York Times; Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage : "[T]his week, in a sort of coming-of-age moment, Twitter ann...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

New Romney Ad Focuses on Gingrich’s Ethics Violation; New York Times, 1/26/12

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Jim Rutenberg, New York Times; New Romney Ad Focuses on Gingrich’s Ethics Violation : "Moving on to Phase 2 of its aggressive campaig...

Scientist Plays Down Danger of Flu Strain; New York Times, 1/25/12

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Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times; Scientist Plays Down Danger of Flu Strain : "...[A] flu expert who serves on an American scient...

[Editorial] A Wisconsin Judge’s Refusal to Recuse; New York Times, 1/24/12

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[Editorial] New York Times; A Wisconsin Judge’s Refusal to Recuse : "Justice Michael Gableman of the Wisconsin Supreme Court announce...

[Slideshow] Ten Surprisingly Banned Books; HuffingtonPost.com, 1/20/12

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[Slideshow] HuffingtonPost.com; Ten Surprisingly Banned Books : "Not that we’d ever advocate censorship, but some banned books you lo...

Who Gets to See Published Research?; Chronicle of Higher Education, 1/22/12

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Jennifer Howard, Chronicle of Higher Education; Who Gets to See Published Research? : "The battle over public access to federally fi...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Google overhauls its privacy policies; San Jose Mercury News, 1/24/12

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Mike Swift, San Jose Mercury News; Google overhauls its privacy policies : "Google (GOOG) on Tuesday said it would consolidate and si...

Why Supreme Court's GPS ruling will improve your privacy rights; CNet, 1/23/12

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Declan McCullagh, CNet; Why Supreme Court's GPS ruling will improve your privacy rights : "This morning's unanimous ruling (P...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird Flu; New York Times, 1/20/12

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Denise Grady, New York Times; Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird Flu : "The scientists who altered a deadly flu vi...

I Disclose ... Nothing; New York Times, 1/21/12

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Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times; I Disclose ... Nothing : "IN New York and a growing number of American cities, diners are encoun...

Potential SOPA/PIPA Revisions; New York Times, 1/22/12

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Brian McFadden, The Strip, New York Times; Potential SOPA/PIPA Revisions
Saturday, January 21, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeals in students' online rants; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1/18/12

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Taryn Luna, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; U.S. Supreme Court won't hear appeals in students' online rants : "The U.S. Supreme Cour...
Friday, January 20, 2012

For Online Privacy, Click Here; New York Times, 1/19/12

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Tanzina Vega, New York Times; For Online Privacy, Click Here: "On Friday, the Digital Advertising Alliance, a group of digital advert...

What’s the Best Way to Protect Against Online Piracy?; New York Times, 1/20/12

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New York Times; What’s the Best Way to Protect Against Online Piracy? : "In response to online protests on Wednesday, several key Con...

Senate Postpones Vote on Internet Anti-Piracy Bill; New York Times, 1/20/12

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Jonathan Weisman, New York Times; Senate Postpones Vote on Internet Anti-Piracy Bill : "Taking to the medium that helped organize ext...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Can We Really Unplug?; Slate,com, 1/3/12

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Katie Roiphe, Slate.com; Can We Really Unplug? : "We don’t use the Internet; it uses us. It takes our empty lives, our fruit fly att...

How I’m Surviving (or Trying to) Without Wikipedia at My Fingertips; New York Times, 1/18/12

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David Carr, New York Times; How I’m Surviving (or Trying to) Without Wikipedia at My Fingertips : "Wikipedia is neither the definitiv...

[Podcast] Pico Iyer On Unplugging; NPR's On Point, 1/17/12

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[Podcast] NPR's On Point; Pico Iyer On Unplugging : "We text, we tweet, we carry cell phones like they’re life lines. We check ou...

[Podcast] Act One. Trickle Down History; This American Life, 1/14/11

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[Podcast] This American Life; Act One. Trickle Down History : "Reporter Starlee Kine observes what would have happened if the U.S.-le...

Young, in Love and Sharing Everything, Including a Password; New York Times, 1/17/12

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Matt Richtel, New York Times; Young, in Love and Sharing Everything, Including a Password : "The digital era has given rise to a more...

Wikipedia goes dark for 24 hours to protest web piracy bills; Foxnews.com, 1/18/12

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Foxnews.com; Wikipedia goes dark for 24 hours to protest web piracy bills : "Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The on...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Digitizing Health Records, Before It Was Cool; New York Times, 1/14/12

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Milt Freudenheim, New York Times; Digitizing Health Records, Before It Was Cool : "Ms. Faulkner understands why it’s taken much longe...

A TV Debate on Antipiracy; New York Times, 1/15/12

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Brian Stelter, New York Times; A TV Debate on Antipiracy : "A pair of bills that would strengthen antipiracy laws — and that could ef...

Fighting Antipiracy Measure, Activist Group Posts Personal Information of Media Executives; New York Times, 1/13/12

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Amy Chozick, New York Times; Fighting Antipiracy Measure, Activist Group Posts Personal Information of Media Executives : "In protest...
Saturday, January 7, 2012

Do Robots Have Ethics?; NPR, 1/5/12

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Barbara J. King, NPR; Do Robots Have Ethics? : "Most scientists think a lot about ethics. We adhere to, and constantly work to impro...

Man Wins Web Squatting Suit Involving His Name; New York Times, 1/6/12

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Brian X. Chen, New York Times; Man Wins Web Squatting Suit Involving His Na me: "A New York man on Friday won a lawsuit against a wom...

Marine biologist could get 20 years in prison for feeding whales; Yahoo News, 1/6/12

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Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo News; Marine biologist could get 20 years in prison for feeding whales : "A California marine biologist is facin...
Friday, January 6, 2012

[Editorial] Judicial Ethics and the Supreme Court; New York Times, 1/5/12

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[Editorial] New York Times; Judicial Ethics and the Supreme Court : "It is not enough for the justices to rely on their own “constant...

Internet Access Is Not a Human Right; New York Times, 1/4/12

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Vincent G. Cerf, New York Times; Internet Access Is Not a Human Right : "Over the past few years, courts and parliaments in countries...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

New Questions About Trips Sponsored by Education Publisher; New York Times, 1/1/11

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Michael Winerip, New York Times; New Questions About Trips Sponsored by Education Publisher : "For several weeks, New York State’s at...
Sunday, January 1, 2012

[Podcast] Cheating 101; 60 Minutes, 1/1/12

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[Podcast] 60 Minutes; Cheating 101 : "Sam Eshaghoff explains how he operated his SAT test-taking "business" in order to max...
Saturday, December 17, 2011

[Podcast] Television's New Antiheroes: Creating Sympathy For The Devilish; NPR's Morning Edition, 12/15/11

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[Podcast] Eric Deggans, NPR's Morning Edition; Television's New Antiheroes: Creating Sympathy For The Devilish : "[T]hese cha...
Friday, December 16, 2011

Your Life on Facebook, in Total Recall; New York Times, 12/15/11

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Jenna Wortham, New York Times; Your Life on Facebook, in Total Recall : "“There’s no act too small to record on your permanent record...

Judge Dismisses Twitter Stalking Case; New York Times, 12/15/11

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Somini Sengupta, New York Times; Judge Dismisses Twitter Stalking Case : "In a case with potentially far-reaching consequences for fr...
Monday, December 12, 2011

Put It on My Marquee: I Just Watched ‘Creepshow 2’; New York Times, 12/10/11

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Natasha Singer, New York Times; Put It on My Marquee: I Just Watched ‘Creepshow 2’ : "Netflix is backing a bill in Congress that woul...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

[OpEd] The New Digital Divide; New York Times, 12/3/11

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[OpEd] Susan P. Crawford, New York Times; The New Digital Divide : "Increasingly, we are a country in which only the urban and suburb...
Friday, November 25, 2011

[Podcast] How Private Is Your Email? It Depends?; NPR's All Things Considered, 11/24/11

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[Podcast] NPR's All Things Considered, 11/24/11; How Private Is Your Email? It Depends? : "Do the police need a warrant to read y...
Thursday, November 24, 2011

An Excess of Ethics; Library Journal, 11/15/11

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John N. Berry III, Library Journal; An Excess o f Ethics: "No principle or rule of professional ethics requires that library workers ...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

[Editorial] A Push for Online Privacy; New York Times, 11/19/11

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[Editorial] New York Times; A Push for Online Privacy : "Congress should act on the F.T.C.’s recommendation to establish a system tha...

Doing the Ethical Thing May Be Right, but It Isn’t Automatic; New York Times, 10/18/11

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Alina Tugend, New York Times; Doing the Ethical Thing May Be Right, but It Isn’t Automatic : "Putting aside the specifics of each cas...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

My Take: Keep government out of mind-reading business; CNN.com, 11/12/11

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Paul Root Wolpe, Ph.D., director of Emory University’s Center for Ethics, CNN.com; My Take: Keep government out of mind-reading business : ...

Plan Would Delay Sales of Generic for Lipitor; New York Times, 11/12/11

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Duff Wilson, New York Times; Plan Would Delay Sales of Generic for Lipitor : "Pfizer has agreed to large discounts for benefit manage...

Penn State trustees stand behind acting leader, vow investigation; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/12/11

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Laura Olson and Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Penn State trustees stand behind acting leader, vow investigation : "Provost...

Questioning Privacy Protections in Research; New York Times, 10/23/11

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Patricia Cohen, New York Times; Questioning Privacy Protections in Research : "Hoping to protect privacy in an age when a fingernail ...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Privacy and Press Freedom Collide in University Case; New York Times, 10/20/11

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Tamar Lewin, New York Times; Privacy and Press Freedom Collide in University Case : "Those requests set off a shootout between the st...
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Dealing With an Identity Hijacked on the Online Highway; New York Times, 9/26/11

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Noam Cohen, New York Times; Dealing With an Identity Hijacked on the Online Highway : "DESPITE his prominent position as a Republican...

Century After It Was Banned, Place of Honor for Twain Tale; New York Times, 9/22/11

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Abby Goodnough, New York Times; Century After It Was Banned, Place of Honor for Twain Tale : "Richard Whitehead was researching his n...

For Idaho and the Internet, Life in the Slow Lane; New York Times, 9/13/11

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Katherine Q. Seelye, New York Times; For Idaho and the Internet, Life in the Slow Lane : "“This is about our overall competitiveness,...

[Graphic] Comparing Internet Speeds Across the Nation; New York Times, 9/13/11

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[Graphic] New York Times; Comparing Internet Speeds Across the Nation

Report calls 1940s syphilis research 'unconscionable'; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/13/11

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Torsten Ove, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Report calls 1940s syphilis research 'unconscionable' : "A report on the medical resear...
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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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