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

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Big Settlement in Privacy Case Involving 2 Patients, HIV Data; Gov Info Security, May 24, 2017

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Marianne Kolbasuk McGee , Gov Info Security; Big Settlement in Privacy Case Involving 2 Patients, HIV Data " Sensitive Health Inform...

WSJ Privacy Test: Who Can See Your Personal Data?; Wall Street Journal, May 24, 2017

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[Video] Geoffrey A. Fowler, Wall Street Journal;  WSJ Privacy Test: Who Can See Your Personal Data? " People would care more abou...

Telco-Backed Politician Wants to Restore Privacy Rules She Helped Kill; Wired, May 24, 2017

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Klint Finley, Wired;  Telco-Backed Politician Wants to Restore Privacy Rules She Helped Kill "...[L] ast week Representative Blackbur...

Why Scanning Your Fingerprint Could Cost You Your Privacy; Inc.com, May 23, 2017

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Adam Levin, Inc.com;  Why Scanning Your Fingerprint Could Cost You Your Privacy " Scanning a   fingerprint   or even an eyeball to au...

"What Would YOU Do?"; Go Comics, May 24, 2017

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Lincoln Peirce, Big Nate, Go Comics;  " What Would YOU Do? "
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Privacy Concerns in Emerging Technologies; American Bar Association Webinar: Thursday, May 25, 2017

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American Bar Association Webinar: Thursday, May 25, 2017 Privacy Concerns in Emerging Technologies 1.50 CLE Form...

I’ve Created a Monster!; Slate, May 22, 2017

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Cory Doctorow, Slate;  I’ve Created a Monster! " I’m a Facebook vegan. I won’t even use WhatsApp or Instagram because they’re own...
Monday, May 22, 2017

America’s dangerous Internet delusion; Washington Post, May 21, 2017

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Robert J. Samuelson, Washington Post;  America’s dangerous Internet delusion " We are addicted to the Internet and refuse to recogniz...

ILLINOIS ADVANCES “RIGHT TO KNOW” DIGITAL PRIVACY BILLS; Electronic Frontier Foundation, May 22, 2017

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Adam Schwartz, Electronic Frontier Foundation;  ILLINOIS ADVANCES “RIGHT TO KNOW” DIGITAL PRIVACY BILLS " EFF supports Illinois legi...

How to Fight Back Against Revenge Porn; New York Times, May 18, 2017

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Niraj Chokshi, New York Times;  How to Fight Back Against Revenge Porn " Consider criminal action Despite increasing awareness ab...

Monica Lewinsky: Roger Ailes’s Dream Was My Nightmare; New York Times, May 22, 2017

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Monica Lewinsky, New York Times;  Monica Lewinsky: Roger Ailes’s Dream Was My Nightmare " Our world — of cyberbullying and chyron...

How the Right and Left (and Everyone Else) Reacted to Roger Ailes’s Death; New York Times, May 18, 2017

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Jonah Engel Bromwich, New York Times;  How the Right and Left (and Everyone Else) Reacted to Roger Ailes’s Death " Dr. Jeffrey Jone...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Sir Harold Evans’ New Book Is a Master Class in How to Write; Daily Beast, May 20, 2017

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Malcolm Jones, Daily Beast;  Sir Harold Evans’ New Book Is a Master Class in How to Write " Like  George Orwell , Evans understands i...

"Magic Words"; FamilyCircus.com, May 21, 2017

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Bil Keane, Family Circus.com; " Magic Words "
Saturday, May 20, 2017

HOW TO OPT OUT OF TWITTER'S NEW PRIVACY SETTINGS; Electronic Frontier Foundation, May 19, 2017

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Gennie Gebhart, Electronic Frontier Foundation;  HOW TO OPT OUT OF TWITTER'S NEW PRIVACY SETTINGS "Since Wednesday night, Twitt...

White House looking at using ethics rule to weaken special investigation: Sources; Reuters via CNBC, May 20, 2017

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Reuters via CNBC;  White House looking at using ethics rule to weaken special investigation: Sources " The Trump administration is ex...

Justice Dept. to review possible ethics conflicts involving Mueller’s former law firm; Washington Post, May 18, 2017

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Matea Gold  and  Rosalind S. Helderman , Washington Post;  Justice Dept. to review possible ethics conflicts involving Mueller’s former law ...
Friday, May 19, 2017

What Do Twitter’s Privacy Changes Mean For You?; CBS DFW, May 19, 2017

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CBS DFW; What Do Twitter’s Privacy Changes Mean For You? " “Twitter’s announcement is bad news for online privacy. The company dr...

Boy, 11, hacks cyber-security audience to give lesson on 'weaponisation' of toys; Agence France-Presse via Guardian, May 16, 2017

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Agence France-Presse via   Guardian;  Boy, 11, hacks cyber-security audience to give lesson on 'weaponisation' of toys " “M...

Gene pattern research prompts privacy concerns; Stanford Daily, May 19, 2017

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Elise Most, Stanford Daily;  Gene pattern research prompts privacy concerns " Professor of Biology and senior author of the paper N...

Can You Copyright Your Dumb Joke? And How Can You Prove It's Yours?; NPR, May 17. 2017

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Laurel Wamsley, NPR;  Can You Copyright Your Dumb Joke? And How Can You Prove It's Yours? " In 2008, law professors Dotan Oli...

Americans Want More Say in the Privacy of Personal Data; Consumer Reports, May 18, 2017

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Bree Fowler, Consumer Reports;  Americans Want More Say in the Privacy of Personal Data [Kip Currier: Take a look at Consumer Reports'...

"Modern Life"; Bizarro, May 19, 2017

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Dan Piraro, Bizarro; " Modern Life "
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election; Washington Post, May 17, 2017

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Devlin Barrett ,  Sari Horwitz  and  Matt Zapotosky , Washington Post;  Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of...

Comey documented 'everything he could remember' after Trump conversations; CNN, May 16, 2017

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Pamela Brown, CNN;  Comey documented 'everything he could remember' after Trump conversations [Kip Currier: In my Managing and Lead...

Trump’s Leaky Fate; New York Times, May 16, 2017

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Frank Bruni, New York Times;  Trump’s Leaky Fate " This much leaking this soon in an administration is a powerful indication of wha...

The 25th Amendment Solution to Remove Trump; New York Times, May 16, 2017

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Ross Douthat, New York Times;  The 25th Amendment Solution to Remove Trump " One does not need to be a Marvel superhero or Nietzs...

Privacy concerns as China expands DNA database; BBC News, May 17, 2017

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BBC News;  Privacy concerns as China expands DNA database " "Mass DNA collection by the powerful Chinese police absent effec...

Consumer Reports: Your kid's online privacy: Connected toys; Consumer Reports via WSAW, May 16, 2017

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Consumer Reports via WSAW;  Consumer Reports: Your kid's online privacy: Connected toys " It’s no secret that sharing personal ...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

More CEOs are getting forced out for ethics violations; Washington Post, May 15, 2017

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Jena McGregor, Washington Post;  More CEOs are getting forced out for ethics violations " If it seems like more CEOs are getting cast...

The experts were right: Trump isn’t fit to be president; Washington Post, May 16, 2017

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Anne Applebaum, Washington Post; The experts were right: Trump isn’t fit to be president " We live in an age that denigrates knowle...

Facebook Gets Slap on the Wrist from 2 European Privacy Regulators; New York Times, May 16, 2017

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Mark Scott, New York Times;  Facebook Gets Slap on the Wrist from 2 European Privacy Regulators " Facebook   suffered a setback on ...

A Twenty-First Century Framework for Digital Privacy; LAWFARE, May 15, 2017

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Jeffrey Rosen, LAWFARE;  A Twenty-First Century Framework for Digital Privacy " Editor's note: This is a  crosspost  from the Na...
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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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