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/

Monday, May 21, 2012

Psychiatrist’s Apology Stands Out From Typical Scientific Regrets; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/18/12

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Josh Fischman, Chronicle of Higher Education; Psychiatrist’s Apology Stands Out From Typical Scientific Regrets : "Dr. Spitzer, on th...

Ex-Rutgers student webcam spy sentenced to 30 days in jail; ArsTechnica.com, 5/21/12

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Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica.com; Ex-Rutgers student webcam spy sentenced to 30 days in jail : "Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Wikipedia Kills Page Linking Obama Slogan to Socialist Movement; New York Times, 5/8/12

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Noam Cohen, New York Times; Wikipedia Kills Page Linking Obama Slogan to Socialist Movement : "After a debate among readers who also ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

In the Undoing of a C.E.O., a Puzzle; New York Times, 5/18/12

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James B. Stewart, New York Times; In the Undoing of a C.E.O., a P uzzle: "Mr. Thompson now joins a lengthy and puzzling list of promi...

Yahoo’s Chief Said to Tell Executives He Did Not Submit a Résumé; New York Times, 5/10/12

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Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times; Yahoo’s Chief Said to Tell Executives He Did Not Submit a Résumé : "Yahoo‘s embattled chief ...

Third Point Demands Records From Yahoo’s C.E.O. Search; New York Times, 5/7/12

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Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times; Third Point Demands Records From Yahoo’s C.E.O. S earch: "Third Point sent Yahoo a request f...

Loeb Accuses Yahoo Officials of Résumé Padding; New York Times, 5/3/12

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Kevin Roose, New York Times; Loeb Accuses Yahoo Officials of Résumé Padding: "In a letter sent to Yahoo’s board on Thursday, Mr. Loeb...
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...
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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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