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

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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Document Claims Drug Makers Deceived a Top Medical Journal; New York Times, 3/1/16

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Katie Thomas, New York Time; Document Claims Drug Makers Deceived a Top Medical Journal : "It is a startling accusation, buried in a f...

Beware: Exploding Politics; New York Times, 3/2/16

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Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times; Beware: Exploding Politics : "We have major issues that Congress needs to resolve via politics, an...

VW CEO was told about emissions crisis a year before admitting to cheat scandal; Guardian, 3/2/16

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Rupert Neate, Guardian; VW CEO was told about emissions crisis a year before admitting to cheat scandal : "Volkswagen’s chief executiv...

Three missing Hong Kong booksellers to be freed on bail, say police; Associated Press via Guardian, 3/3/16

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Associated Press via Guardian; Three missing Hong Kong booksellers to be freed on bail, say police : "Three of five missing Hong Kong ...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

From ‘Je Suis Charlie’ to Attacks on Free Speech; New York Times, 2/29/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; From ‘Je Suis Charlie’ to Attacks on Free Speech : "Yet laws hastily adopted in the aftermath of a te...
Monday, February 29, 2016

How the Apple/FBI Fight Risks the Whole U.S. Tech Industry; Harvard Business Review, 2/24/16

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James Allworth, Harvard Business Review; How the Apple/FBI Fight Risks the Whole U.S. Tech Industry : "If the U.S. is serious about ho...

Libraries’ Love Your Data Week raises awareness among research universities; Penn State News, 2/5/16

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Penn State News; Libraries’ Love Your Data Week raises awareness among research universities : "During the week of Feb. 8, university ...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Obama Says People Who Give Genetic Samples for Research Should Own the Data; Slate.com, 2/26/16

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Lily Hay Newman, Slate.com; Obama Says People Who Give Genetic Samples for Research Should Own the Data : "On Thursday the White House...

360 Reviews Often Lead to Cruel, Not Constructive, Criticism; New York Times, 2/26/16

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Meg Halverson, New York Times; 360 Reviews Often Lead to Cruel, Not Constructive, Criticism : "Given the time and cost involved in suc...
Saturday, February 27, 2016

Taking a bite at the Apple; The Economist, 2/27/16

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The Economist; Taking a bite at the Apple : "“WE FEEL we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the US government...

Apple’s Privacy Fight Tests Relationship With White House; New York Times, 2/26/16

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Michael D. Shear and Katie Benner, New York Times; Apple’s Privacy Fight Tests Relationship With White House : "Current and former Whi...

Time to fire Trump; The Economist, 2/27/16

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The Economist; Time to fire Trump : "The things Mr Trump has said in this campaign make him unworthy of leading one of the world’s gre...

The Governing Cancer of Our Time; New York Times, 2/26/16

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David Brooks, New York Times; The Governing Cancer of Our Time : "We live in a big, diverse society. There are essentially two ways to...
Friday, February 26, 2016

The Sara Fine Institute presents, "Digital Privacy Workshop for Librarians"; iSchool at Pitt, 3/31/16

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The Sara Fine Institute presents, "Digital Privacy Workshop for Librarians" : "Amelia Acker and Leanne Bowler will be co-ho...
Thursday, February 25, 2016

Understanding the links between privacy and public data sharing; Nature.com, 2/25/16

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David W. Craig, Nature.com; Understanding the links between privacy and public data sharing : "Researchers are obligated to share resu...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Patent scandal: Secret probe of top UN official completed; FoxNews.com, 2/18/16

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George Russell, FoxNews.com; Patent scandal: Secret probe of top UN official completed : "The WIPO staffers allegedly victimized by Gu...

US Congressional Hearing On WIPO Accountability This Week; Intellectual Property Watch, 2/22/16

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William New, Intellectual Property Watch; US Congressional Hearing On WIPO Accountability This Week : "Several subcommittees of the Un...

The Apple Case Will Grope Its Way Into Your Future; New York Times, 2/24/16

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Farhad Manjoo, New York Times; The Apple Case Will Grope Its Way Into Your Future : "To understand what’s at stake in the battle betwe...

Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind; New York Times, 2/22/16

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Cecilia Kang, New York Times; Bridging a Digital Divide That Leaves Schoolchildren Behind : "With many educators pushing for students ...

President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress; WhiteHouse.gov, 2/24/16

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WhiteHouse.gov; President Obama Announces His Intent to Nominate Carla D. Hayden as Librarian of Congress : "Today, President Barack O...

Sara Fine Institute presents: Christine Borgman, "Big Data, Open Data, and Scholarship": Mon Feb 29th 3.00pm - 5.00pm, University of Pittsburgh

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Sara Fine Institute presents: Christine Borgman, "Big Data, Open Data, and Scholarship" : "Monday Feb 29th 3.00pm - 5.00pm ...

Univ. of Houston Faculty Devises Pointers on How to Avoid Getting Shot by Armed Students; Slate.com, 2/23/16

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Elliot Hannon, Slate.com; Univ. of Houston Faculty Devises Pointers on How to Avoid Getting Shot by Armed Students : "If having armed ...
Monday, February 22, 2016

Fair Use Week at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries: February 22-26, 2016

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Fair Use Week at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries: February 22-26, 2016 : Thanks to Pitt SIS alumnus Andy Prisbylla with CMU Libraries ...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

Librarians Find Themselves Caught Between Journal Pirates and Publishers; Chronicle of Higher Education, 2/18/16

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Corinne Ruff, Chronicle of Higher Education; Librarians Find Themselves Caught Between Journal Pirates and Publishers : "The rise, fal...

Apple's Standoff With FBI Raises Questions About How Americans View Privacy; NPR, 2/18/16

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Ari Shapiro, NPR; Apple's Standoff With FBI Raises Questions About How Americans View Privacy : "NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with ...

Why Apple Is Right to Challenge an Order to Help the F.B.I.; New York Times, 2/18/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; Why Apple Is Right to Challenge an Order to Help the F.B.I. : "Even if the government prevails in fo...

Selfie-Crazed Beachgoers Kill Rare Dolphin; Huffington Post, 2/18/16

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Hilary Hanson, Huffington Post; Selfie-Crazed Beachgoers Kill Rare Dolphin : "A mob of beachgoers desperate to take photos with two sm...

A Message to Our Customers; Apple, 2/16/16

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Tim Cook, Apple; A Message to Our Customers : "The implications of the government’s demands are chilling. If the government can use th...

Blacks See Bias in Delay on a Scalia Successor; New York Times, 2/17/16

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Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Hartman, New York Times; Blacks See Bias in Delay on a Scalia Successor : "After years of watching politi...
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Parmesan cheese you sprinkle on your penne could be wood; Bloomberg News via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/16/16

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Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg News via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Parmesan cheese you sprinkle on your penne could be wood : "Acting on a tip...

Apple Fights Order to Unlock San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone; New York Times, 2/17/16

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Katie Benner and Eric Lichtblau, New York Times; Apple Fights Order to Unlock San Bernardino Gunman’s iPhone : " Apple said on Wednesd...

Balancing Benefits and Risks of Immortal Data Participants’ Views of Open Consent in the Personal Genome Project; Hastings Center Report, 12/17/15

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Oscar A. Zarate, Julia Green Brody, Phil Brown, Monica D. Ramirez-Andreotta, Laura Perovich andJacob Matz, Hastings Center Report; Balancing...

Sharing Health Data Online; New York Times, 2/16/16

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[Letter to the Editor] Julia Brody, New York Times; Sharing Health Data Online : "Doctors and scientists have an ethical duty to expla...

In Munich, a frightening preview of the rise of killer robots; Washington Post, 2/16/16

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David Ignatius, Washington Post; In Munich, a frightening preview of the rise of killer robots : "The Munich Security Conference is a...
Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Chinese journalist banned from flying to US to accept a prize for his work; Guardian, 2/15/16

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Tom Phillips, Guardian; Chinese journalist banned from flying to US to accept a prize for his work : "Since Xi Jinping came to power i...
Monday, February 15, 2016

Leading Scientific Institutions Agree to Share Zika Research Data; Gizmodo, 2/10/16

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George Dvorsky, Gizmodo; Leading Scientific Institutions Agree to Share Zika Research Data : "Scientists are typically tight-lipped wh...

Rally held against defacement of LGBT-friendly banner on North Side; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/15/16

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Karen Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Rally held against defacement of LGBT-friendly banner on North Side : "Determined to transform a ...
Sunday, February 14, 2016

Defaced LGBT Sign Prompts Rally For Acceptance; KDKA, 2/14/16

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Bob Allen, KDKA; Defaced LGBT Sign Prompts Rally For Acceptance : "The Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church is taking a stand again...

Rally held after business sign defaced with LGBT hate speech; WPXI, 2/14/16

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[Video and Article] WPXI; Rally held after business sign defaced with LGBT hate speech : "A rally was held Sunday after a North Side b...
Saturday, February 13, 2016

Ethical issues are tripping up tech firms and the backlash can be abysmal; Irish Times, 2/11/16

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Karlin Lillington, Irish Times; Ethical issues are tripping up tech firms and the backlash can be abysmal : "Now, Europe is trying to ...

The challenge of saving lives with 'big data'; BBC News, 2/7/16

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BBC News; The challenge of saving lives with 'big data' : "As part of the soon-to-be-opened Big Data Institute in Oxford, mor...

A Microsoft billionaire gives the public a rare view of his art; Washington Post, 2/11/16

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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post; A Microsoft billionaire gives the public a rare view of his art : "What have we learned? That a man...

ATTENTION: Library Toilet Paper Thieves, You've Been Warned; DNAInfo New York, 11/6/15

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Eddie Small, DNAInfo New York; ATTENTION: Library Toilet Paper Thieves, You've Been Warned : "Although patrons can be banned for s...

'Rogue scientists' could exploit gene editing technology, experts warn; Guardian, 2/12/16

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Alan Yuhas and Kamala Kelkar, Guardian; 'Rogue scientists' could exploit gene editing technology, experts warn : "A senior gen...

Researcher illegally shares millions of science papers free online to spread knowledge; Science Alert, 2/12/16

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Fiona MacDonald, Science Alert; Researcher illegally shares millions of science papers free online to spread knowledge : "A researcher...

Defaced sign won't deter medical practice from its mission; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/13/16

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Dan Majors, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Defaced sign won't deter medical practice from its mission : "Dr. Lane, who specializes in ca...

Pitt to merge SIS, CS department; The Pitt News, 2/11/16

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Taylor Mulcahey, The Pitt News; Pitt to merge SIS, CS department : "Within the next year and a half, Pitt’s computer science departmen...
Friday, February 12, 2016

Darwin Day Revelation: Evolution, Not Religion, Is the Source of Morality; HuffingtonPost.com, 2/12/16

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Clay Farris Naff, HuffingtonPost.com; Darwin Day Revelation: Evolution, Not Religion, Is the Source of Morality: "Murder stands as mos...

On Darwin Day, 5 facts about the evolution debate; Pew Research Center, 2/12/16

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David Masci, Pew Research Center; On Darwin Day, 5 facts about the evolution debate : "Today is the 207th anniversary of Charles Darwi...
Thursday, February 11, 2016

Facebook ‘colonialism' row stokes distrust in Zuckerberg; BBC News, 2/11/16

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Dave Lee, BBC News; Facebook ‘colonialism' row stokes distrust in Zuckerberg : "The suggestion by Andreessen that India, with its ...
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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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