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, 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
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