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, June 13, 2016

World Leaders Show Their Support After The Mass Shooting In Orlando; Huffington Post, 6/12/16

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Nick Robins-Early, Huffington Post; World Leaders Show Their Support After The Mass Shooting In Orlando : "World leaders and politicia...

Republicans Are Erasing LGBTQ People From Their Own Tragedy; Slate, 6/12/16

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Mark Joseph Stern, Slate; Republicans Are Erasing LGBTQ People From Their Own Tragedy : "There are many more examples of aggressively ...

Why Obama Had to Waive HIPAA in Orlando; Slate, 6/12/16

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Jeremy Samuel Faust, Slate; Why Obama Had to Waive HIPAA in Orlando : "Over the last two decades, the term HIPAA has effectively becom...
Sunday, June 12, 2016

The Scope of the Orlando Carnage; New York Times, 6/12/16

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Frank Bruni, New York Times; The Scope of the Orlando Carnage : "The Islamic State and its ilk are brutal to gay people, whom they tre...

The Orlando Massacre: A Reminder of the Dangers LGBT People Live With Every Day; Huffington Post, 6/12/16

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Michelangelo Signorile, Huffington Post; The Orlando Massacre: A Reminder of the Dangers LGBT People Live With Every Day : "Hatred aga...

Mass Shooting At Orlando Gay Nightclub: What We Know; NPR, 6/12/16

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Merrit Kennedy, NPR; Mass Shooting At Orlando Gay Nightclub: What We Know : "A gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando early ...

Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves fellow Republicans squirming (again); Washington Post, 6/10/16

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Matea Gold, Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis, Washington Post; Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves fellow Republicans squirming (again) : ...

Why I Quit Twitter — and Left Behind 35,000 Followers; New York Times, 6/10/16

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Jonathan Weisman, New York Times; Why I Quit Twitter — and Left Behind 35,000 Followers : "I have been encouraged to return to Twitter...
Saturday, June 11, 2016

New York Times Says Fair Use Of 300 Words Will Run You About $1800; New York Times, 6/10/16

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Tim Cushing, TechDirt; New York Times Says Fair Use Of 300 Words Will Run You About $1800 : "Fair use is apparently the last refuge of...

Bankrupting Gawker over a grudge isn't justice. It's censorship; Guardian, 6/10/16

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Nicky Woolf, Guardian; Bankrupting Gawker over a grudge isn't justice. It's censorship : "But Hogan’s is not the only lawsuit ...

Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges; New York Times, 6/10/16

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Alan Blinder, New York Times; Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges : "His conviction and a...

Mitt Romney: A Trump Presidency Would Spawn ‘Trickle-Down Racism’; Huffington Post, 6/10/16

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Mollie Reilly, Huffington Post; Mitt Romney: A Trump Presidency Would Spawn ‘Trickle-Down Racism’ : "Citing Trump’s recent racist rem...
Friday, June 10, 2016

The OPEN Government Data Act Would, Uh, Open Government Data; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 6/10/16

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Elliot Harmon and Aaron Mackey, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); The OPEN Government Data Act Would, Uh, Open Government Data : "...

Why Trump lawyers won’t ask Trump University judge to step aside; Reuters, 6/6/16

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Alison Frankel, Reuters; Why Trump lawyers won’t ask Trump University judge to step aside : "As many, many legal experts have opined i...

Start over, city schools: The Pittsburgh Public Schools cannot function with Anthony Hamlet as superintendent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/10/16

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Start over, city schools: The Pittsburgh Public Schools cannot function with Anthony Hamlet as sup...

Elizabeth Warren Calls Donald Trump A ‘Racist Bully’; Huffington Post, 6/9/16

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Peter Andrew Hart, Huffington Post; Elizabeth Warren Calls Donald Trump A ‘Racist Bully’ : "“You should be ashamed of yourself, asham...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Open access: All human knowledge is there—so why can’t everybody access it?; Ars Technica, 6/7/16

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Glyn Moody, Ars Technica; Open access: All human knowledge is there—so why can’t everybody access it? : "In 1836, Anthony Panizzi, wh...

Ellen DeGeneres bombarded by Great Barrier Reef tweets from Australian minister; Guardian, 6/8/16

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Michael Slezak and Elle Hunt, Guardian; Ellen DeGeneres bombarded by Great Barrier Reef tweets from Australian minister: "The federal ...
Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Graham calls on Republicans to un-endorse Trump; Politico, 6/7/16

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Nick Gass, Politico; Graham calls on Republicans to un-endorse Trump : "Graham wants fellow Republicans who have endorsed Donald Trump...

Controversial film linking vaccines and autism to premiere in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/7/16

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Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Controversial film linking vaccines and autism to premiere in Pittsburgh : "A controversial film...

The Judicial System According to Donald Trump; New York Times, 6/6/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; The Judicial System According to Donald Trump : "Federal judges have repeatedly and emphatically refu...

The Madness of America; New York Times, 6/6/16

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Charles M. Blow, New York Times; The Madness of America : "...[T]here is a line one dares not cross, and that is the one of responding...

Donald Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Is Racist; Huffington Post, 6/6/16

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Amanda Terkel, Huffington Post; Donald Trump Finally Admits His Campaign Is Racist : "Paul Manafort, Trump’s chief strategist, recentl...

Megyn Kelly Slams Donald Trump’s ‘Mexican’ Judge Remarks: ‘That Is Not The Way Our System Works’; Huffington Post, 6/7/16

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Dominique Mosbergen, Huffington Post; Megyn Kelly Slams Donald Trump’s ‘Mexican’ Judge Remarks: ‘That Is Not The Way Our System Works’ : ...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act?; Wired, 6/6/16

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Kim Zetter, Wired; Hacker Lexicon: What Is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? : "THE CALL FOR copyright reform in America has grow...

Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose is trying to get a 'fat photo' off the Internet; CNet, 6/5/16

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Aloysius Low, CNet; Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose is trying to get a 'fat photo' off the Internet : "What would you do if yo...

Donald Trump may be in deep trouble: The press is finally figuring out how to cover the “billionaire” bigot; BillMoyers.com via Salon, 6/5/16

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Todd Gitlin, BillMoyers.com via Salon; Donald Trump may be in deep trouble: The press is finally figuring out how to cover the “billionaire”...

City schools superintendent schedules news conference; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/6/16

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Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; City schools superintendent schedules news conference : "Anthony Hamlet, the recently hired Pittsb...

New resume questions raised about incoming Pittsburgh Schools superintendent; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/3/16

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Molly Born and Chris Potter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; New resume questions raised about incoming Pittsburgh Schools superintendent : "...

Public info, now: As county and city improve, the state stays lousy; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 6/6/16

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Editorial Board, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Public info, now: As county and city improve, the state stays lousy : "County officials in r...
Friday, June 3, 2016

Charles Darwin letter returned to Smithsonian over 30 years after theft; Guardian, 6/2/16

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Alan Yuhas, Guardian; Charles Darwin letter returned to Smithsonian over 30 years after theft : "More than three decades after a lette...

Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say; New York Times, 6/3/16

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[Video and Article] Adam Liptak, New York Times; Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say : "Donald J. Trump’s blustery att...

Megyn Kelly’s peace with Trump is officially over: Fox News host lashes out over attacks on Trump U judge for allegedly being “Mexican”; Salon, 6/3/16

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Scott Eric Kaufman, Salon; Megyn Kelly’s peace with Trump is officially over: Fox News host lashes out over attacks on Trump U judge for all...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

A Chill Wind Blows; New York Times, 6/2/16

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Charles M. Blow, New York Times; A Chill Wind Blows : "Our constitutionally protected freedom of speech and freedom of the press are p...
Wednesday, June 1, 2016

The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy; The Atlantic, 5/31/16

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David Frum, The Atlantic; The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy : "A long time ago, more than 20 years in fact, the Wall Street Jou...

Reprint of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Tests German Law; New York Times, 6/1/16

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Melissa Eddy, New York Times; Reprint of Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ Tests German Law : "A German publisher of right-wing books has begun se...

Why the World Is Drawing Battle Lines Against American Tech Giants; New York Times, 6/1/16

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Farhad Manjoo, New York Times; Why the World Is Drawing Battle Lines Against American Tech Giants : "Over the last decade, we have wit...

Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony; New York Times, 5/31/16

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Michael Barbaro and Steve Eder, New York Times; Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony : ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Silence = Death; Huffington Post, 5/31/16

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Bob Garfield, Huffington Post; Silence = Death : "The usual false balance. The usual staged cable bickering. The usual dry contextual ...

Donald Trump and the Judge; New York Times, 5/31/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; Donald Trump and the Judge : "In a rambling, 11-minute stream of vitriol, Mr. Trump, who has attacked...

Effort to Expose Russia’s ‘Troll Army’ Draws Vicious Retaliation; New York Times, 5/30/16

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Andrew Higgins, New York Time; Effort to Expose Russia’s ‘Troll Army’ Draws Vicious Retaliation : "This “information war,” said Rastis...

Judge exceeded authority by ordering ethics classes for possibly 3,000 DOJ lawyers, brief says; ABA Journal, 5/31/16

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Debra Cassens Weiss, ABA Journal; Judge exceeded authority by ordering ethics classes for possibly 3,000 DOJ lawyers, brief says : "Th...

Hulk Hogan, media ethics and the battling Internet moguls; PBS NewsHour, 5/30/16

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PBS NewsHour; Hulk Hogan, media ethics and the battling Internet moguls : "When Hulk Hogan won $140 million in court from millionaire ...
Monday, May 30, 2016

Universities seek united front in open access debate; University World News, 5/13/16

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Munyaradzi Makoni, University World News; Universities seek united front in open access debate : " The risk of re-colonisation The m...
Sunday, May 29, 2016

Must stop bill to copyright public records; San Jose Mercury News, 6/28/16

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Thomas Peele, San Jose Mercury News; Must stop bill to copyright public records : "In a blog post EFF legislative counsel Ernesto Falc...

Moral Blindness at Baylor; New York Times, 5/27/16

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Editorial Board, New York Times; Moral Blindness at Baylor : "Among the most intriguing — and to some people, satisfying — aspects of ...

The Observer view on Donald Trump; The Observer, 5/28/16

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The Observer Editorial; The Observer view on Donald Trump : "A line must be drawn. Illusions must be discarded. The truth must be told...

Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person; New York Times, 5/28/16

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Alain de Botton, New York Times; Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person : "The person who is best suited to us is not the person who shar...

The Slippery Business of Plagiarism; Inside Higher Ed, 5/24/16

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Elena Denisova-Schmidt, Inside Higher Ed; The Slippery Business of Plagiarism : "Plagiarism is a widespread problem around the world. ...

Was a Va. firefighter humiliated by co-workers online before she killed herself?; Washington Post, 4/25/16

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Petula Dvorak, Washington Post; Was a Va. firefighter humiliated by co-workers online before she killed herself? : "The trolls were h...
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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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