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/

The Patent Troll Smokescreen; New York Times, 10/23/15

Free speech is flunking out on college campuses; Washington Post, 10/22/15

When The Hackers Become The Hacked: Why Reading John Brennan's Emails Feels Wrong; HuffingtonPost.com, 10/21/15

Film-maker sues Chinese censors over 'ban' on gay-themed movie; Guardian, 9/24/15

Why do drug companies charge so much? Because they can.; Washington Post, 9/25/15

Researchers wrestle with a privacy problem; Nature, 9/22/15

Tech giants warn cybersecurity bill could undermine users' privacy; Guardian, 10/15/15

Data Privacy Pact Must Be Forged Between Europe And U.S., Regulators Warn; HuffingtonPost.com, 10/16/15

Pennsylvania bills aim to protect students’ data; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/14/15

Author explains why libraries matter even in the Internet age; Deseret News, 9/21/15

Handheld DNA reader revolutionary and democratising, say scientists; Guardian, 10/15/15

Stop Googling. Let’s Talk; New York Times, 9/26/15

Wikileaks release of TPP deal text stokes 'freedom of expression' fears; Guardian, 10/9/15

India’s Attack on Free Speech; New York Times, 10/2/15

The 10 most frequently banned books since 2001; Entertainment Weekly, 9/29/15

#WatchWhatYouSay; Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/28/15

The Coddling of the American Mind; Atlantic, September 2015

Lawmaker proposes revamp of Pittsburgh Ethics Committee that last met in 2008; WPXI.com, 9/30/15

Complex Car Software Becomes the Weak Spot Under the Hood; New York Times, 9/26/15

The Potential Criminal Consequences for Volkswagen; New York Times, 9/24/15

Meet John German: the man who helped expose Volkswagen's emissions scandal; Guardian, 9/26/15

How A Little Lab In West Virginia Caught Volkswagen's Big Cheat; NPR, 9/24/15

Engineers, Ethics, and the VW Scandal; IEEE Spectrum, 9/25/15

Big new copyright fair use decision involving part owner of Miami Heat; Washington Post, 9/17/15

Tim Cook Tells Stephen Colbert The Real Reason He Came Out As Gay; HuffingtonPost.com, 9/16/15

Volkswagen apologizes, stops diesel sales in wake of US emissions scandal; CNet.com, 9/21/15

G.O.P. Anti-Gay Bigotry Threatens First Amendment; New York Times, 9/12/15

Obama Thinks Students Should Stop Stifling Debate On Campus; HuffingtonPost.com, 9/15/15

A Constitution Day Panel: Marriage Equality and Beyond; University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 9/17/15

Pitt Constitution Day event explores gay rights movement; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/17/15

Federal patent office rules against two Pitt doctors on vaccine application; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9/11/15

Not all comments are created equal: the case for ending online comments; Guardian, 9/10/15

The Need To Be Anonymous: Empowering and liberating free expression; Library Journal, 9/8/15

Older People Are Invisible in Key Data, Study Warns; New York Times, 9/9/15

Premature Babies Study Raises Debate Over Risks and Ethical Consent; New York Times, 9/7/15

Henrietta Lacks biographer Rebecca Skloot responds to US parent over 'porn' allegation; Guardian, 9/9/15

New Zealand protests planned in solidarity with banned book; Guardian, 9/9/15

Tennessee Mom Calls Book On Cervical Cancer Cells 'Pornographic'; HuffingtonPost.com, 9/8/15

Gay Veterans Push for Honorable Discharges They Were Denied; New York Times, 9/6/15

Justice Dept. to Require Warrants for Some Cellphone Tracking; New York Times, 9/3/15

Food Industry Enlisted Academics in G.M.O. Lobbying War, Emails Show; New York Times, 9/5/15

In a dark corner of the Trans-Pacific Partnership lurks some pretty nasty copyright law; Washington Post, 9/3/15

London clinic leaks HIV status of patients; BBC News, 9/2/15

Why Is Science So Straight?; New York Times, 9/4/15

At West Point, Annual Pillow Fight Becomes Weaponized; New York Times, 9/4/15

Can I Lie to My Father About Being Gay So He Will Pay for My College Education?; New York Times, 9/2/15

2020 Olympics Logo Is Discarded After Plagiarism Accusations; New York Times, 9/1/15

Hacking Victims Deserve Empathy, Not Ridicule; New York Times, 9/2/15

Al Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison in Egypt; New York Times, 8/29/15

Flashback: How Marvel's "House of M" Changed an Industry and a Universe; ComicBookResources.com, 8/29/15