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

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Childhood, Uncensored; New York Times, 12/28/12

›
Catherine Saint Louis, New York Times; Childhood, Uncensored : "Last year, Ms. Myracle’s so-called Internet girls series — consisting ...

Newspaper on Cape Cod Apologizes for a Veteran Reporter’s Fabrications; New York Times, 12/28/12

›
Katherine Q. Seelye, New York Times; Newspaper on Cape Cod Apologizes for a Veteran Reporter’s Fabrications : "In their apology, the p...

Blogger Christopher Fountain Hits Back Against Gun Owners' Map, Publishes Addresses Of Journal News Staff; HuffingtonPost.com, 12/27/12

›
HuffingtonPost.com; Blogger Christopher Fountain Hits Back Against Gun Owners' Map, Publishes Addresses Of Journal News Staff : "B...

Cranberry man files suit against LinkedIn; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12/27/12

›
Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Cranberry man files suit against LinkedIn : "A Cranberry man who heads a local foundation has file...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Shocking Amazing Spider-Man Plot Twist That Inspired Death Threats; Wired.com, 12/27/12

›
Laura Hudson, Wired.com; The Shocking Amazing Spider-Man Plot Twist That Inspired Death Threats : "Poor Spider-Man. Five years after t...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Netflix Social Sharing Bill Passes Without Email Privacy Protection; HuffingtonPost.com, 12/26/12

›
HuffingtonPost.com; Netflix Social Sharing Bill Passes Without Email Privacy Protection : "The "Netflix amendment" to the Vi...

New York Journal News Publishes Gun Owners' Names In Westchester, Rockland Counties; HuffingtonPost.com, 12/25/12

›
Rebecca Shapiro, HuffingtonPost.com; New York Journal News Publishes Gun Owners' Names In Westchester, Rockland Counties : "Some c...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

When Media’s Decision in the Face of Events Is to Say Nothing About Them; New York Times, 12/23/12

›
Will Storey, New York Times; When Media’s Decision in the Face of Events Is to Say Nothing About Them : "For the previous decade, The ...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Giving Mom’s Book Five Stars? Amazon May Cull Your Review; New York Times, 12/22/12

›
David Streitfeld, New York Times; Giving Mom’s Book Five Stars? Amazon May Cull Your Review : "Amazon has not said how many reviews it...
1 comment:
Wednesday, December 12, 2012

As Debt Rises and Job Prospects Dim, Some Say It's Time to Put a Warning Label on Graduate School; Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/9/12

›
Stacey Patton, Chronicle of Higher Education; As Debt Rises and Job Prospects Dim, Some Say It's Time to Put a Warning Label on Graduate...
2 comments:

eBooks For Libraries Web Site Relaunches, Focus is Now Public Awareness About Issues; Library Journal, 12/11/12

›
Gary Price, Library Journal; eBooks For Libraries Web Site Relaunches, Focus is Now Public Awareness About Issues : ""The eBooks ...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Basketball Players’ Night Off Makes a Stand for Sitting Out; New York Times, 11/30/12

›
Sam Borden, New York Times; Basketball Players’ Night Off Makes a Stand for Sitting Out : "“I don’t think he did anything unethical,” ...
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Can a Professor Require Civility?; Inside Higher Ed, 11/19/12

›
Colleen Flaherty, Inside Higher Ed; Can a Professor Require Civility? : "Robert Kreiser, senior program officer at the American Assoc...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Educator Aided Others at Cheating, U.S. Charges; New York Times, 11/26/12

›
Motoko Rich, New York Times; Educator Aided Others at Cheating, U.S. Charges : "Federal prosecutors in Memphis are investigating an ed...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

YouTube Refuses to Yank Israeli Kill Video as Hamas Attacks Jerusalem; Wired.com, 11/16/12

›
Noah Shachtman, Wired.com; YouTube Refuses to Yank Israeli Kill Video as Hamas Attacks Jerusalem : "Israel launched its “Operation Pil...

Many Rural AT&T Customers Still Lack High-Speed Internet Despite Merger Promise; HuffingtonPost.com, 11/18/12

›
Gerry Smith, HuffingtonPost.com; Many Rural AT&T Customers Still Lack High-Speed Internet Despite Merger Promise : "The disconnect...

You Can’t Say That on the Internet; New York Times, 11/16/12

›
Evgeny Morozov, New York Times; You Can’t Say That on the Internet : "Thanks to Silicon Valley, our public life is undergoing a transf...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Online Privacy Issue Is Also in Play in Petraeus Scandal; HuffingtonPost.com, 11/13/12

›
Scott Shane, HuffingtonPost.com; Online Privacy Issue Is Also in Play in Petraeus Scandal : "The F.B.I. investigation that toppled the...

Apple Bans 'Erotic' Book Cover From iTunes; HuffingtonPost.com, 11/16/12

›
HuffingtonPost.com; Apple Bans 'Erotic' Book Cover From iTunes : "Apple has censored books before. Earlier this year, Naomi Wo...
Friday, October 26, 2012

China Blocks Web Access to Times After Article; New York Times, 10/25/12

›
Keith Bradsher, New York Times; China Blocks Web Access to Times After Article : "The Chinese government swiftly blocked access Friday...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

UNC’s Erik Highsmith caught plagiarizing 11-year-olds; Yahoo Sports, 10/23/12

›
Graham Watson, Yahoo Sports; UNC’s Erik Highsmith caught plagiarizing 11-year-olds : "Per a report in the News & Observer, North C...

Teachers make extra money selling materials on the Web; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/20/12

›
Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated Press via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Teachers make extra money selling materials on the W eb: "Whil...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Twitter Removes Anti-Semitic Postings, French Jewish Group Says; New York Times, 10/19/12

›
Steven Erlanger and Alan Cowell, New York Times; Twitter Removes Anti-Semitic Postings, French Jewish Group Says : "Several Twitter us...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

Free Speech in the Age of YouTube; New York Times, 9/22/12

›
Somini Sengupta, New York Times; Free Speech in the Age of YouTube : "COMPANIES are usually accountable to no one but their shareholde...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Twitter’s Free Speech Defender; New York Times, 9/2/12

›
Somini Sengupta, New York Times; Twitter’s Free Speech Defender : "At a time when Internet companies control so much of what we can s...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Tweeting Up Controversy in 'Socialympics'; New York Times, 7/31/12

›
Eric Pfanner, New York Times; Tweeting Up Controversy in 'Socialympics' : "In the run-up to the Summer Olympics in London, th...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Lehrer Apologizes for Recycling Work, While New Yorker Says It Won’t Happen Again; New York Times, 6/20/12

›
Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times; Lehrer Apologizes for Recycling Work, While New Yorker Says It Won’t Happen Again : "The science...

Jonah Lehrer Resigns From The New Yorker After Making Up Dylan Quotes for His Book; New York Times, 7/30/12

›
Julie Bosman, New York Times; Jonah Lehrer Resigns From The New Yorker After Making Up Dylan Quotes for His Book : "An article in Tab...

Journalism’s Misdeeds Get a Glance in the Mirror; New York Times, 7/29/12

›
David Carr, New York Times; Journalism’s Misdeeds Get a Glance in the Mirror : "Now would seem to be journalism’s big moment to turn ...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Why Do the Chinese Copy So Much?; International Herald Tribune, 7/25/12

›
Didi Kirsten Tatlow, International Herald Tribune; Why Do the Chinese Copy So Much? : "As news spread in Austria and around the world...
Thursday, July 12, 2012

Japanese Anesthesiologist Completely Faked 172 Papers; PopSci, 7/3/12

›
Bob Nosowitz, PopSci; Japanese Anesthesiologist Completely Faked 172 Papers : "Scientific papers are faked sometimes. That's obvi...

Grade Changes Spark Dispute at Tennessee State U.; Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/11/12

›
Chronicle of Higher Education; Grade Changes Spark Dispute at Tennessee State U. : "More than 100 students who took mathematics cours...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide'; Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/15/11

›
Daniel J. Solove, Chronicle of Higher Education; Why Privacy Matters Even if You Have 'Nothing to Hide' : "When the governmen...
Monday, May 21, 2012

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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
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

›
[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

›
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

›
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

›
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

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

About Me

My photo
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)
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.