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

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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Why Don’t Supreme Court Justices Have an Ethics Code?; NBC News, April 11, 2017

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Rich Gardella, NBC News;  Why Don’t Supreme Court Justices Have an Ethics Code? " "When we do a Supreme Court justice, we want...

"Invasion of Privacy"; Bizarro, April 12, 2017

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Dan Piraro, Bizarro; " Invasion of Privacy "

The Charging Bull Sculptor Is Right. Fearless Girl Should Go.; Slate, April 12, 2017

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Christina Cauterucci, Slate;  The  Charging Bull  Sculptor Is Right.  Fearless Girl  Should Go. " Artist Arturo Di Modica, who in...

'Charging Bull' sculptor calls for New York to remove 'Fearless Girl' statue; Guardian, April 12, 2017

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Jamiles Lartey, Guardian;  'Charging Bull' sculptor calls for New York to remove 'Fearless Girl' statue " Siegel an...
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Howard Jacobson: ‘Trump in the White House – that must never feel normal’; Guardian, April 2, 2017

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Andrew Anthony, Guardian;  Howard Jacobson: ‘Trump in the White House – that must never feel normal’ " Jacobson views Trump as a tr...

The ‘alternative facts’ epidemic goes way beyond politics; Washington Post, April 5, 2017

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George F. Will, Washington Post;  The ‘alternative facts’ epidemic goes way beyond politics " The consequences of what Stewart calls ...

How do you stop fake news? In Germany, with a law.; Washington Post, April 5, 2017

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Anthony Faiola  and  Stephanie Kirchner , Washington Post;  How do you stop fake news? In Germany, with a law. " Germany officially u...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

‘Unwanted Advances’ Tackles Sexual Politics in Academia; New York Times, April 5, 2017

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Jennifer Senior, New York Times;  ‘Unwanted Advances’ Tackles Sexual Politics in Academia " Among the educators who recently foun...

How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero; Washington Post, March 30, 2017

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David Montgomery, Washington Post;  How the U.S. ethics chief took on Trump and became a reluctant Washington hero " Reading   aloud ...

Russia Bans ‘Extremist’ Image Of Putin In Makeup; Huffington Post, April 5, 2017

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Nick Robins-Early, Huffington Post;  Russia Bans ‘Extremist’ Image Of Putin In Makeup "Russia has added a digitally altered image o...

Can any good come from engaging with internet trolls?; Guardian, April 5, 2017

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Emma Brockes, Guardian;  Can any good come from engaging with internet trolls? " Q: Should I ever engage with my trolls? A: F...

Facebook launching tools to tackle revenge porn; Guardian, April 5, 2017

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Alex Hern, Guardian;  Facebook launching tools to tackle revenge porn " Facebook   is launching a series of tools designed to crack...

Trump wants to search cellphones at the border. These lawmakers are trying to stop him.; Washington Post, April 4, 2017

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Brian Fung, Washington Post;  Trump wants to search cellphones at the border. These lawmakers are trying to stop him. " “Just because...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

No, Republicans didn’t just strip away your Internet privacy rights; Washington Post, April 4, 2017

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Ajit Pai and Maureen Ohlhausen, Washington Post;  No, Republicans didn’t just strip away your Internet privacy rights [Kip Currier: In lig...

EFF Says No to So-Called “Moral Rights” Copyright Expansion; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), March 30, 2017

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Kerry Sheehan and Kit Walsh, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF):  EFF Says No to So-Called “Moral Rights” Copyright Expansion "...

"Still Living in the Dark Ages"; Bizarro, April 4, 2017

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Dan Piraro, Bizarro; " Still Living in the Dark Ages "

Tim Berners-Lee: selling private citizens' browsing data is 'disgusting'; Guardian, April 4, 2017

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Sam Thielman, Guardian;  Tim Berners-Lee: selling private citizens' browsing data is 'disgusting' " What did you thin...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

London Book Fair 2017: Judge Pierre Leval Defends Google Books Decision, Fair Use; Publishers Weekly, March 16, 2017

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Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly;  London Book Fair 2017: Judge Pierre Leval Defends Google Books Decision, Fair Use " In a packe...

Pick Your Favorite Ethics Offender; New York Times, April 1, 2017

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Editorial Board, New York Times;  Pick Your Favorite Ethics Offender " President Trump and his administration are offering the co...

The findings of medical research are disseminated too slowly; The Economist, March 25, 2017

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The Economist;  The findings of medical research are disseminated too slowl y " As more researchers submit preprints and make their d...
Saturday, April 1, 2017

Chechen Authorities Arresting and Killing Gay Men, Russian Paper Says; New York Times, April 1, 2017

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Andrew E. Kramer, New York Times;  Chechen Authorities Arresting and Killing Gay Men, Russian Paper Says " By Saturday, the paper r...

Trump Is President. Now Encrypt Your Email.; New York Times, March 31, 2017

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Max Read, New York Times;  Trump Is President. Now Encrypt Your Email. " As lawyers and civil libertarians point out, federal crimina...

FBI Arrests Hacker Who Hacked No One; Daily Beast, March 31, 2017

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Kevin Poulsen, Daily Beast;  FBI Arrests Hacker Who Hacked No One " Now free on bond, Huddleston, 26, is scheduled to appear in a fed...

WikiLeaks’ latest release of CIA cyber-tools could blow the cover on agency hacking operations; Washington Post, March 31, 2017

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Ellen Nakashima, Washington Posr;  WikiLeaks’ latest release of CIA cyber-tools could blow the cover on agency hacking operations " W...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Judge: Annotations to Georgia Law Are Protected by Copyright; Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report, March 28, 2017

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Kate Brumback, Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report;  Judge: Annotations to Georgia Law Are Protected by Copyright " A...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Who Oversees The President's Ethics? Here's Our List; NPR, March 27, 2017

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Alina Selyukh, Lucia Maffei, NPR;  Who Oversees The President's Ethics? Here's Our List " As NPR and other media outlets ...

I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations; Guardian, March 28, 2017

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Victoria Hermann, Guardian;  I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations " The consequences of vanishing citat...

Uber Needs To Do Better When It Comes To Diversity; Huffington Post, March 28, 2017

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Ryan Grenoble, Huffington Post;  Uber Needs To Do Better When It Comes To Diversity "After years of  keeping its diversity data h...

Republicans are poised to roll back landmark FCC privacy rules. Here’s what you need to know.; Washington Post, March 28, 2017

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Brian Fung, Washington Post;  Republicans are poised to roll back landmark FCC privacy rules. Here’s what you need to know. " What is...

‘I’m not afraid’: The president of tiny Estonia gives a giant lesson in leadership; Washington Post, March 28, 2017

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Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post;  ‘I’m not afraid’: The president of tiny Estonia gives a giant lesson in leadership " “No, I’m no...
Monday, March 27, 2017

"Counting on Nobody "Fact-Checking" It"; Blondie, March 27, 2017

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Blondie;  " Counting on Nobody "Fact-Checking" It "

Scott Pelley is pulling no punches on the nightly news — and people are taking notice; Washington Post, March 26, 2017

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Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post;  Scott Pelley is pulling no punches on the nightly news — and people are taking notice " Pelley, ...

The Scammers, the Scammed and America’s Fate; New York Times, March 24, 2017

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Paul Krugman, New York Times;  The Scammers, the Scammed and America’s Fate " There’s an important lesson here, and it’s not just abo...
Sunday, March 26, 2017

Push for Internet Privacy Rules Moves to Statehouses; New York Times, March 26, 2017

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Conor Dougherty, New York Times;  Push for Internet Privacy Rules Moves to Statehouses " Last year, Nebraska and West Virginia passed...

Don’t Discriminate Against Mutants Like Me; New York Times, March 23, 2017

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Louise Aronson, New York Times;  Don’t Discriminate Against Mutants Like Me " Bottom line? If Congress passes this law, it will be ...
Saturday, March 25, 2017

Leadership through ethics; Arab News, March 25, 2017

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Khalid Abdulla-Janah,   Arab News;  Leadership through ethics " The fact is that leadership by example is the only model that can ...
Thursday, March 23, 2017

Senate votes to kill privacy rules meant to protect people's sensitive data from their Internet providers; Los Angeles Times, March 23, 2017

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Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times;  Senate votes to kill privacy rules meant to protect people's sensitive data from their Internet pro...

Ivanka Trump’s West Wing job isn’t just unethical. It’s also dangerous.; Washington Post, March 23, 2017

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Helen Klein Murillo  and  Susan Hennessey ,  Washington Post;  Ivanka Trump’s West Wing job isn’t just unethical. It’s also dangerous. ...

Ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn didn’t sign ethics pledge; PBS NewsHour via Associated Press, March 22, 2017

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Stephen Braun and Chad Day, PBS NewsHour via Associated Press;  Ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn didn’t sign ethics pledge ...

A Scholarly Sting Operation Shines a Light on ‘Predatory’ Journals; New York Times, March 22, 2017

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Gina Kolata, New York Times;  A Scholarly Sting Operation Shines a Light on ‘Predatory’ Journals " The open-access business model sp...
Monday, March 20, 2017

San people of Africa draft code of ethics for researchers; Science, March 17, 2017

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Linda Nordling, Science;  San people of Africa draft code of ethics for researchers " Earlier this month the group unveiled a cod...
Sunday, March 19, 2017

Yuval Noah Harari: ‘Homo sapiens as we know them will disappear in a century or so’; Guardian, March 19, 2017

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Andrew Anthony, Guardian;  Yuval Noah Harari: ‘Homo sapiens as we know them will disappear in a century or so’ " Is being compassi...

One Way To Force Down Drug Prices: Have The U.S. Exercise Its Patent Rights; NPR, March 16, 2017

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Alison Kodjak, NPR;  One Way To Force Down Drug Prices: Have The U.S. Exercise Its Patent Rights "... Trump already has a weapon ...
Thursday, March 16, 2017

‘Marketplace’ host David Brancaccio to give lecture on ethics and technology; Portland Press Herald, March 15, 2017

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Portland Press Herald;  ‘Marketplace’ host David Brancaccio to give lecture on ethics and technology " David Brancaccio, host of Am...
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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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