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

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Google's Safari Tracking Debacle: Reality Check; PC World, 2/17/12

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Ian Paul, PC World; Google's Safari Tracking Debacle: Reality Check : "Google reportedly breached the privacy of millions of Appl...

Despite Safety Worries, Work on Deadly Flu to Be Released; New York Times, 2/17/12

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Denise Grady, New York Times; Despite Safety Worries, Work on Deadly Flu to Be Released : "The full details of recent experiments tha...
Friday, February 17, 2012

Split Board Backs Kean University’s Leader, Under Fire for Résumé; New York Times, 2/15/12

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Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times; Split Board Backs Kean University’s Leader, Under Fire for Résumé : "Resisting mounting pressure ...
Saturday, February 4, 2012

[Editorial] Congress Moves on Ethics; New York Times, 2/3/12

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[Editorial] New York Times; Congress Moves on Ethics : "The measure, passed by a 96-to-3 vote, seemed imperiled even the day before b...

[Op-Ed] Don’t Censor Influenza Research; New York Times, 2/1/12

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[Op-Ed] Howard Markel, New York Times; Don’t Censor Influenza Rese arch: "The censorship of influenza research will do little to prev...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Senate Approves Ban on Insider Trading by Congress; New York Times, 2/2/12

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Robert Pear, New York Times; Senate Approves Ban on Insider Trading by Congress : "The Senate passed a sweeping new ethics bill on Th...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Gaming the College Rankings; New York Times, 1/31/12

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Richard Perez-Pena and Daniel E. Slotnik, New York Times; Gaming the College Rankings : "[S]everal colleges in recent years have been...

College Says It Exaggerated SAT Figures for Ratings; New York Times, 1/30/12

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Daniel E. Slotnik and Richard Perez-Pena, New York Times; College Says It Exaggerated SAT Figures for Ratings : "Claremont McKenna Co...
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...
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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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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