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/

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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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