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

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Woman Donates Kidney for Boss; Boss Fires Her; Fair?; YahooNews.com, 4/23/12

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Isa-Lee Wolf, YahooNews.com; Woman Donates Kidney for Boss; Boss Fires Her; Fair? : "Should the law allow a boss to ask an employee f...
Friday, April 20, 2012

On Tribal Lands, Digital Divide Brings New Form Of Isolation; HuffingtonPost.com, 4/20/12

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HuffingtonPost.com; On Tribal Lands, Digital Divide Brings New Form Of Isolation : "Native Americans have long experienced disconnect...
Sunday, April 8, 2012

Rochester’s ridiculous banned book controversy; Salon.com, 3/20/12

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Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com; Rochester’s ridiculous banned book controversy : "One of the American Library Association’s most ...

The Delhi child servant scandal that has outraged India; Guardian, 4/7/12

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Gethin Chamberlain, Guardian; The Delhi child servant scandal that has outraged India : "The outcry over the Delhi maid was encouragi...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Panel Says Flu Research Is Safe to Publish; New York Times, 3/30/12

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Denise Grady, New York Times; Panel Says Flu Research Is Safe to Publish : "After a public furor over experiments that made a dangero...

[Op-Ed] When Stealing Isn’t Stealing; New York Times, 3/28/12

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[Op-Ed] Stuart P. Green, New York Times; When Stealing Isn’t Stealing : "The problem is that most people simply don’t buy the claim t...

Tracking Twitter, Raising Red Flags; New York Times, 3/30/12

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Pete Thamel, New York Times; Tracking Twitter, Raising Red Flags: "“Every school, we work to customize their keyword list,” said Sam ...

David Vitter Undermined Public Trust, Senate Ethics Panel Rules; HuffingtonPost.com, 3/30/12

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Larry Margasak, HuffingtonPost.com; David Vitter Undermined Public Trust, Senate Ethics Panel Rules : "Sen. David Vitter undermined p...
Thursday, March 29, 2012

Amazon Web Services’ Big Free Genetic Database; New York Times, 3/29/12

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Quentin Hardy, New York Times; Amazon Web Services’ Big Free Genetic Database : "Amazon’s cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Nelson Mandela archive launches digital treasure trove; Guardian, 3/27/12

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David Smith, Guardian; Nelson Mandela archive launches digital treasure trove : "Ndileka [mandela] rejected suggestions that the publ...

'Social-Media Blasphemy'; Chronicle of Higher Education, 3/25/12

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Jeffrey R. Young, Chronicle of Higher Education; 'Social-Media Blasphemy' : "...Mr. Terry has decided to take action, protest...

Justices Send Back Gene Case; New York Times, 3/26/12

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Andrew Pollack, New York Times; Justices Send Back Gene Case : "The Supreme Court on Monday ordered an appeals court to reconsider it...

U.S. Agency Seeks Tougher Consumer Privacy Rules; New York Times, 3/26/12

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Tanzina Vega and Edward Wyatt, New York Times; U.S. Agency Seeks Tougher Consumer Privacy Rules : "[T]he Federal Trade Commission, ca...

School District Told to Replace Web Filter Blocking Pro-Gay Sites; New York Times, 3/26/12

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Michael Winerip, New York Times; School District Told to Replace Web Filter Blocking Pro-Gay Sites : "The way it worked: the URLBlack...
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After Cheating Scandal, SAT and ACT Will Tighten Testing Security; New York Times, 3/27/12

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James Barron, New York Times; After Cheating Scandal, SAT and ACT Will Tighten Testing Security : "Stung by a cheating scandal involv...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Story of a Suicide; New Yorker, 2/6/12

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Ian Parker, New Yorker; The Story of a Suicide : "On September 28th, the Middlesex County prosecutor’s office charged Ravi and Wei wi...

Rutgers Verdict Repudiates Notion of Youth as Defense; New York Times, 3/17/12

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William Glaberson, New York Times; Rutgers Verdict Repudiates Notion of Youth as Defense : "[T]he jerky-kid defense failed miserably ...

Mike Daisey Admits To 'Shortcuts' With 'Apple Factory' Story Pulled From This American Life; HuffingtonPost.com, 3/17/12

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HuffingtonPost.com; Mike Daisey Admits To 'Shortcuts' With 'Apple Factory' Story Pulled From This American Life : "Th...
Friday, March 16, 2012

[Editorial] Books Without Borders; New York Times, 3/15/12

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[Editorial]; New York Times; Books Without Borders : "Mr. Diaz is the impresario behind an inspiring act of indignation and cultural ...

Defendant in Rutgers Spying Case Guilty of Hate Crimes; New York Times, 3/16/12

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New York Times; Defendant in Rutgers Spying Case Guilty of Hate Crimes : "A former Rutgers University student was convicted on Friday...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Worker Who Hid Lottery Win Must Share $38.5 Million Prize; New York Times, 3/14/12

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James Barron and Tim Stelloh, New York Times; Worker Who Hid Lottery Win Must Share $38.5 Million Priz e: "The verdict did not surpri...

Public Exit From Goldman Raises Doubt Over a New Ethic; New York Times, 3/14/12

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Nelson Schwartz, New York Times; Public Exit From Goldman Raises Doubt Over a New Ethic : "Behind closed doors, it is a conversation ...

[Op-Ed] Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs; New York Times, 3/14/12

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[Op-Ed] Greg Smith, New York Times; Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs : "I hope this can be a wake-up call to the board of directors. Ma...

Lawyers Give Final Presentations in Dorm Spying Case; New York Times, 3/13/12

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Kate Zernike, New York Times; Lawyers Give Final Presentations in Dorm Spying Case : "Mr. Altman and the prosecution were making thei...
Monday, March 12, 2012

[Editorial] A Way Forward on Judicial Ethics; New York Times, 3/11/12

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[Editorial] New York Times; A Way Forward on Judicial Ethics : "Last Tuesday, an alliance of government watchdog groups delivered 100...
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...
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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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