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/

Friday, February 27, 2015

Pennsylvania legislation could shield some of the largest public university salaries from disclosure; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/25/15

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Bill Schackner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Pennsylvania legislation could shield some of the largest public university salaries from disclosur...

Lawsuits Keep Alive Scandals Surrounding Ex-Governor; Associated Press via New York Times, 2/27/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; Lawsuits Keep Alive Scandals Surrounding Ex-Governor : "Oregon's former first lady, Cylvia Ha...

Privacy Group Files F.T.C. Complaint Against Samsung’s Voice-Operated TVs; New York Times, 2/25/15

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Nick Wingfield, New York Times; Privacy Group Files F.T.C. Complaint Against Samsung’s Voice-Operated TVs : "The Electronic Privacy In...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Computer fiasco: CMU must make amends on its false acceptances; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/19/15

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Computer fiasco: CMU must make amends on its false acceptances : "How does CMU recover from ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics; New York Times, 2/16/15

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Michael Kimmelman, New York Times; Prison Architecture and the Question of Ethics : "Faced with lawsuits and a growing mountain of dam...

Debating the Rules and Ethics of Digital Photojournalism; New York Times, 2/17/15

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New York Times; Debating the Rules and Ethics of Digital Photojournalism : "Significant questions have arisen after a large number of ...

The Long Good Fight: Libraries at the heart of intellectual freedoms | Editorial; Library Journal, 2/17/15

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Rebecca T. Miller, Library Journal; The Long Good Fight: Libraries at the heart of intellectual freedoms | Editorial : "Librarians and...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Gunman Kills 1 in Attack on Free Speech Event in Denmark; Associated Press via New York Times, 2/14/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; Gunman Kills 1 in Attack on Free Speech Event in Denmark : "A gunman opened fire Saturday on a Co...
Friday, February 13, 2015

Can We Strengthen our Fragile Public Domain?; Library Journal, 2/12/15

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Kevin L. Smith, Library Journal; Can We Strengthen our Fragile Public Domain? : "In fact, even in the United States there has been so...

'Code for America' fellows aim to make Pittsburgh more transparent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/13/15

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Robert Zullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; 'Code for America' fellows aim to make Pittsburgh more transparent : "Contracts and cam...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

A Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs; New York Times, 2/4/15

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Donald G. McNeil Jr., New York Times; A Failed Trial in Africa Raises Questions About How to Test H.I.V. Drugs : "The surprising failu...

Frauds: 17 Medical Journals Publish This Scientist’s Fake Medical Research; Higher Perspective, 1/15

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Higher Perspective; Frauds: 17 Medical Journals Publish This Scientist’s Fake Medical Research : "Mark Shrime, a Harvard scientist pur...
Monday, February 2, 2015

A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health; New York Times, 2/1/15

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Clyde Haberman, New York Times; A Discredited Vaccine Study’s Continuing Impact on Public Health : "To explore how matters reached thi...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Alabama Judge Faces Ethics Complaint for Gay Marriage Letter; NBC News, 1/28/15

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Miranda Leitsinger, NBC News; Alabama Judge Faces Ethics Complaint for Gay Marriage Letter : "A civil rights group on Wednesday filed ...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

French Arrests Raise Question: Is Free Speech for All?; Associated Press via New York Times, 1/25/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; French Arrests Raise Question: Is Free Speech for All? : "That has unleashed accusations of a do...

California Bars Judges From Boy Scouts Membership; Associated Press via New York Times, 1/24/15

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Associated Press via New York Times; California Bars Judges From Boy Scouts Membership : "California's Supreme Court voted Friday ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

Former Atlanta Fire Chief, Fired Over Book Storm, Files Complaint; Reuters via New York Times, 1/23/15

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Reuters via New York Times; Former Atlanta Fire Chief, Fired Over Book Storm, Files Complaint : "Reed said earlier this month Cochran ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015

Terrible new Pennsylvania law muzzles speech, threatens press freedom; Washington Post, 1/21/15

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Radley Balko, Washington Post; Terrible new Pennsylvania law muzzles speech, threatens press freedom : "Pennsylvania just passed an aw...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Charlie Hebdo Massacre in Paris; New York Times, 1/7/15

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Editorial Board, New York Times; The Charlie Hebdo Massacre in Paris : "Just days after the 9/11 attacks, an editorial in the newspape...

News organizations wrestle with whether to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons after attack; Washington Post, 1/7/15

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Paul Farhi, Washington Post; News organizations wrestle with whether to publish Charlie Hebdo cartoons after attack : "Ever since a Da...
Wednesday, January 7, 2015

American Apparel updates its ethics code after ousting Charney; Fortune, 1/6/15

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John Kell, Fortune; American Apparel updates its ethics code after ousting Charney : "American Apparel has updated its code of ethics ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Chris Christie’s trip to Dallas on Jerry Jones’s dime raises ethics concerns; Washington Post, 1/6/15

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Cindy Boren, Washington Post; Chris Christie’s trip to Dallas on Jerry Jones’s dime raises ethics concerns : "The trip may comply with...
Monday, December 8, 2014

French Official Campaigns to Make ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Global; New York Times, 12/3/14

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Mark Scott, New York Times; French Official Campaigns to Make ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Global : "Europe is pressing for its ‘‘right to ...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

Research Is Just the Beginning: A Free People Must Have Open Access to the Law; Electronic Frontier Foundation, 10/23/14

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Corynne McSherry, Electronic Frontier Foundation; Research Is Just the Beginning: A Free People Must Have Open Access to the Law : "Th...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

How Sacred Are Our Patrons’ Privacy Rights? Answer Carefully; Library Journal, 10/23/14

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Rick Anderson, Library Journal; How Sacred Are Our Patrons’ Privacy Rights? Answer Carefully : "This month I want to address the issue...

Widespread Nature of Chapel Hill's Academic Fraud Is Laid Bare; Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/23/14

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Jack Stripling, Chronicle of Higher Education; Widespread Nature of Chapel Hill's Academic Fraud Is Laid Bare : "An academic-fraud...
Monday, October 6, 2014

Readers Debate Online Piracy and the Future of Digital Entertainment; New York Times, 9/29/14

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Jenna Wortham, New York Times; Readers Debate Online Piracy and the Future of Digital Entertainment : "On Sunday, The New York Times p...

What Kind of Town Bans Books?; New Yorker, 10/1/14

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Annie Julia Wyman, New Yorker; What Kind of Town Bans Books? : "The Highland Park Independent School District, and all the other Ameri...

The Censor in Each of Us; New Yorker, 5/6/14

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Colm Toibin, New Yorker; The Censor in Each of Us : "...we understood two things. First, that the urge to riot in a theatre to stop ...
Monday, September 29, 2014

China Scrambles To Censor Social Media; Reuters via HuffingtonPost, 9/29/14

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Paul Carsten, Reuters via HuffingtonPost; China Scrambles To Censor Social Media : "Chinese censors and opponents of the protests swee...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

The Unrepentant Bootlegger; New York Times, 9/27/14

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Jenna Wortham, New York Times; The Unrepentant Bootlegger : "To the government, Ms. Beshara was a thief, plain and simple. The Motion ...

A Stolen Video of My Daughter Went Viral. Here’s What I Learned; New York Times, 9/26/14

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Carrie Goldman, New York Times; A Stolen Video of My Daughter Went Viral. Here’s What I Learned : "In early September, someone downloa...

The Wilds of Education; New York Times, 9/27/14

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Frank Bruni, New York Times; The Wilds of Education: "WHEN it comes to bullying, to sexual assault, to gun violence, we want and need ...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

Online Renegade, Wanted in U.S., Shakes Up New Zealand Election; New York Times, 9/18/14

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Jonathan Hutchison, New York Times; Online Renegade, Wanted in U.S., Shakes Up New Zealand Election : "It was not an ordinary politica...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Data Scientists Want Big Data Ethics Standards; Information Week, 9/17/14

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Jeff Bertolucci, Information Week; Data Scientists Want Big Data Ethics Standards : "The vast majority of statisticians and data scien...
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Privacy, Security and GPS-Based Apps: An Inside Look From SCRUFF; Huffington Post, 9/10/14

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Eric Silverberg, Huffington Post; Privacy, Security and GPS-Based Apps: An Inside Look From SCRUFF : "SCRUFF wants to ensure our membe...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Reddit and 4chan Begin to Button Up; New York Times, 9/8/14

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Mike Isaac, New York Times; Reddit and 4chan Begin to Button Up : "Reddit said its moderators were unable to keep up with a torrent of...
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Officials Pledge Tighter Ethics Rules in Virginia; Associated Press via ABC News, 9/5/14

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Alan Suderman, Associated Press via ABC News; Officials Pledge Tighter Ethics Rules in Virginia : " "This is a dynamite charge bl...
Thursday, September 4, 2014

"Captain America," "Hulk" & More to Feature Anti-Bullying Variant Covers in October; ComicBookResources.com, 9/3/14

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Steve Sunu, ComicBookResources.com; "Captain America," "Hulk" & More to Feature Anti-Bullying Variant Covers in Octo...

Open data's Achilles heel: re-identification; ZDNet, 9/3/14

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Rob O'Neill, ZDNet; Open data's Achilles heel: re-identification: 'Governments around the globe are embracing the mantra of ope...
Wednesday, September 3, 2014

You Should Have a Say in Your Robot Car’s Code of Ethics; Wired, 9/2/14

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Jason Millar, Ethics; You Should Have a Say in Your Robot Car’s Code of Ethics : " We Must Embrace Complexity If we embrace robust i...
Saturday, August 16, 2014

Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases; New York Times, 8/14/14

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Farhad Manjoo, New York Times; Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases : "But Dr. Phillips, of Humboldt State, pointed out that man...
Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Senator Quits Montana Race After Charge of Plagiarism; New York Times, 8/7/14

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Jonathan Martin, New York Times; Senator Quits Montana Race After Charge of Plagiarism : "His withdrawal from the race comes about two...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’?; New York Times, 7/7/14

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Peter Ross Range, New York Times; Should Germans Read ‘Mein Kampf’? : "Since then, although “Mein Kampf” has maintained a shadow prese...
Friday, July 4, 2014

Big Data Comes To College; NPR, 7/4/14

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Anya Kamenetz, NPR; Big Data Comes To College : "So academics are scrambling to come up with rules and procedures for gathering and us...

Privacy Group Complains to F.T.C. About Facebook Emotion Study; New York Times, 7/3/14

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Vindu Goel, New York Times; Privacy Group Complains to F.T.C. About Facebook Emotion Study : "The group, the Electronic Privacy Inform...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Did Facebook's experiment violate ethics?; CNN, 7/2/14

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Robert Klitzman, CNN; Did Facebook's experiment violate ethics? : "Editor's note: Robert Klitzman is a professor of psychiatry...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Facebook’s Secret Manipulation of User Emotions Faces European Inquiries; New York Times, 7/2/14

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Facebook’s Secret Manipulation of User Emotions Faces European Inquiries: "In response to widespread public anger, several European da...

Why I Left 60 Minutes: The big networks say they care about uncovering the truth. That’s not what I saw; Politico, 6/29/14

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Charles Lewis, Politico; Why I Left 60 Minutes: The big networks say they care about uncovering the truth. That’s not what I saw : "Ma...

Online, the Lying Is Easy: In ‘Virtual Unreality,’ Charles Seife Unfriends Gullibility; New York Times, 7/1/14

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[Book Review of Charles Seife's VIRTUAL UNREALITY: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True?] Dwight Garner, New Y...
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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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