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/

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Years of Ethics Charges, but Star Cancer Researcher Gets a Pass; New York Times, March 8, 2017

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James Glanz and Agustin Armendariz, New York Times;  Years of Ethics Charges, but Star Cancer Researcher Gets a Pass " ‘ A Tremendo...

"Newest Member to the Group; Bizarro, March 8, 2017

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Dan Piraro, Bizarro; " Newest Member to the Group "

EU Internet Advocates Launch Campaign to Stop Dangerous Copyright Filtering Proposal; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), March 7, 2017

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Kerry Sheehan, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  EU Internet Advocates Launch Campaign to Stop Dangerous Copyright Filtering Proposal...
Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Prenda Law principal pleads guilty to federal charges in porn copyright case; ABA Journal, March 7, 2017

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Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal;  Prenda Law principal pleads guilty to federal charges in porn copyright case " A defendant in...

How the Trump Administration May Be Skirting Its Own Ethics Rules; ProPublica via Mother Jones, March 7, 2017

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Justin Elliott, ProPublica via Mother Jones;  How the Trump Administration May Be Skirting Its Own Ethics Rules " There are multipl...
Monday, March 6, 2017

Following Sessions’ Mar-a-Lago appearance, new ethics questions arise; Rachel Maddow Show, MaddowBlog, MCNBC, March 6, 2017

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Steve Benen, Rachel Maddow Show, MaddowBlog, MCNBC;  Following Sessions’ Mar-a-Lago appearance, new ethics questions arise " If...

Ethics And Hacking: What You Need To Know; Forbes, March 6, 2017

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Forbes Technology Council, Forbes;  Ethics And Hacking: What You Need To Know " The term hacking gets bandied about a great deal in...

Woman Wants To Find Boy Who Left $5 And Apology Note On Door; Huffington Post, March 6, 2017

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David Moye, Huffington Post;  Woman Wants To Find Boy Who Left $5 And Apology Note On Door "Marie said she knows stealing is a crim...

The day of Trump toilets and condoms in China may have just ended. Here's why that's controversial; Los Angeles Times, March 6, 2017

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Jessica Meyers, Los Angeles Times;  The day of Trump toilets and condoms in China may have just ended. Here's why that's controver...
Saturday, March 4, 2017

Peer-review activists push psychology journals towards open data; Nature, March 1, 2017

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Gautam Naik, Nature;  Peer-review activists push psychology journals towards open data " An editor on the board of a journal publis...
Friday, March 3, 2017

Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty; New York Times, March 3, 2017

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Paul Krugman, New York Times;  Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty " And the question is, who’s going to stop him? The moral v...

The EU Is Fighting A Lopsided Battle Against Russian Disinformation; Huffington Post, March 3, 2017

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Nick Robins-Early, Huffington Post;  The EU Is Fighting A Lopsided Battle Against Russian Disinformation "The Lisa case is an ext...

U.S. Withdrawal from TPP Impact on Intellectual Property; Inside Counsel, March 3, 2017

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Amanda Ciccatelli, Inside Counsel;  U.S. Withdrawal from TPP Impact on Intellectual Property " Further, the U.S. withdrawal from ...

Russia Heats Up Its Infowar With the West; Daily Beast, March 3, 2017

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Ilan Berman, Daily Beast;  Russia Heats Up Its Infowar With the West "[Russia's information operations]  objective is clear and u...

"Facts. Shmacts"; GoComics.com, March 3, 2017

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Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur via GoComics.com; " Facts. Shmacts "
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Openness Is Key to Becoming Employer of Choice for Millennials; Inside Counsel, February 17, 2017

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Devdeep Ghosh, Ally Klein, Inside Counsel;  Openness Is Key to Becoming Employer of Choice for Millennials " To drive change, it ...

Lou Reed Archives Head to New York Public Library; New York Times, March 2, 2017

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Ben Sisario, New York Times;  Lou Reed Archives Head to New York Public Library " Ms. Anderson said that the library’s mandate of m...

Trump’s Company Is Hiring an Ethics Adviser. Should Yours?; Inside Counsel, February 28, 2017

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Michael W. Peregrine, Inside Counsel;  Trump’s Company Is Hiring an Ethics Adviser. Should Yours? " There is no broadly accepted por...

Ethics panel blocks proposed Zika vaccine research; STAT, February 28, 2017

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Helen Branswell, STAT;  Ethics panel blocks proposed Zika vaccine research "A  federally appointed ethics panel has rejected an appli...

Trump’s team nixed ethics course for White House staff; Politico, March 2, 2017

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Isaac Arnsdorf and Josh Dawsey, Politico;  Trump’s team nixed ethics course for White House staff " President Donald Trump’s team r...

Privacy Laws and Listener Data in the Music Industry; Inside Counsel, March 2, 2017

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Adrian J. Perry and Sari Sharoni, Inside Counsel;  Privacy Laws and Listener Data in the Music Indust ry " Whether and how state pr...

Why Jeff Sessions is in deep trouble; Washington Post, March 2, 2017

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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post;  Why Jeff Sessions is in deep trouble " There are two issues here: Must Sessions recuse himself, and...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

New student group tackles ethical issues in computer science; Stanford Daily, February 28, 2017

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Josh Wagner, Stanford Daily;  New student group tackles ethical issues in computer science " Political science Professor Rob Reic...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

If You Have One Of These Toys In Your House, You May Want To Stop Using It; Huffington Post, February 27, 2017

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Ryan Grenoble, Huffington Post;  If You Have One Of These Toys In Your House, You May Want To Stop Using It " With a little sleut...

Oscars Mistake Casts Unwanted Spotlight on PwC; New York Times, February 27, 2017

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David Gelles and Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times;  Oscars Mistake Casts Unwanted Spotlight on PwC " One  video  posted there, intr...
Monday, February 27, 2017

Law Professors Address RCEP Negotiators on Copyright; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF, February 24, 2017

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Jeremy Malcolm, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  Law Professors Address RCEP Negotiators on Copyright " Next week the latest ...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Worse Than Tuskegee; Slate, February 26, 2017

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Sushma Subramanian, Slate;  Worse Than Tuskegee " “Most people think we don’t conduct trials this way,” Annas said. “We always act ...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Second Internet of Things National Institute; American Bar Association, Washington, DC, May 10-11, 2017

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Second Internet of Things National Institute " A game-changer has emerged for businesses, policymakers, and lawyers, and it's cal...

Today in History; Associated Press via Washington Post, February 24, 2017

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Associated Press via Washington Post;  Today in History " Thought for Today: “Be kind to unkind people — they need it the most.” — As...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

The Story Behind Trump’s Chinese Trademark; The Atlantic, February 22, 2017

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Jeremy Venook, The Atlantic;  The Story Behind Trump’s Chinese Trademark " None of this definitively proves that Trump and China di...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Data disappeared from Obama administration site promoting transparency; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 2017

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Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  Data disappeared from Obama administration site promoting transparency " If you wante...

From Trump the Nationalist, a Trail of Global Trademarks; New York Times, February 21, 2017

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Danny Hakim and Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times;  From Trump the Nationalist, a Trail of Global Trademarks " The trademarks are the n...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AND THE GREATNESS OF HUMILITY; New Yorker, February 19, 2017

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Sarah Larson, New Yorker;  THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS AND THE GREATNESS OF HUMILITY " The new Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden...

‘All of our federal data assets are currently at risk’ — here’s how people are trying to protect them; FedScoop, February 19, 2017

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Samantha Ehlinger, FedScoop;  ‘All of our federal data assets are currently at risk’ — here’s how people are trying to protect them ...

What Facebook Owes to Journalism; New York Times, February 21, 2017

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Steven Waldman, New York Times;  What Facebook Owes to Journalism " The 19th century robber baron Andrew Carnegie gave away most of...

The Russification of America; New York Times, February 21, 2017

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Roger Cohen, New York Times;  The Russification of America " I’m skeptical of Trump ever running a disciplined administration. His ...

An Elegy for the Library; New York Times, February 17, 2017

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Mahesh, Rao, New York Times;  An Elegy for the Library " “Do you think the library is in danger of closing down?” I asked. “No ch...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Museums and libraries fight ‘alternative facts’ with a #DayofFacts; Washington Post, February 17, 2017

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Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post;  Museums and libraries fight ‘alternative facts’ with a #DayofFacts " First the   National Parks   wen...
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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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