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/

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Criticized Team Names Get a Legal Lift, but the Price Could Be High; New York Times, June 19, 2017

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Ken Belson, New York Times;  Criticized Team Names Get a Legal Lift, but the Price Could Be High " After years of mounting disapprova...

EU seeks to outlaw 'backdoors' in new data privacy proposals; Guardian, June 19, 2017

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Samuel Gibbs, Guardian;  EU seeks to outlaw 'backdoors' in new data privacy proposals " The ePrivacy directive change proposa...

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Julieta Chiquillo, Dallas Morning News;  Why the Supreme Court protects offensive trademarks but not Texas plates with Confederate flag ...

Job search ethics: The good, the bad, and the ugly; Science, June 14, 2017

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David G. Jensen, Science;  Job search ethics: The good, the bad, and the ugly " It’s tough to write about ethics. There’s always a ch...
Monday, June 19, 2017

Restoring Privacy Protections for Californians; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), June 19, 2017

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Kate Tummarello, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF);  Restoring Privacy Protections for Californians "Californians now have a chanc...

Slants Win Trademark Case, Leader Tells Redskins to Drop Name Voluntarily; U.S. News & World Report, June 19, 2017

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Steven Nelson, U.S. News & World Report;  Slants Win Trademark Case, Leader Tells Redskins to Drop Name Voluntarily " The 8-0 r...

The Supreme Court gives the country some necessary guidance on free speech; Washington Post, June 19, 2017

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Editorial Board, Washington Post;  The Supreme Court gives the country some necessary guidance on free speech " THE UNITED STATES is ...

The Slants Win Supreme Court Battle Over Band's Name In Trademark Dispute; NPR, June 19, 2017

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Bill Chappell, NPR;  The Slants Win Supreme Court Battle Over Band's Name In Trademark Dispute [Kip Currier: A big 8-0 U.S. Supreme Cou...

"Ripple Effect"; Bizarro, Go Comics, June 19, 2017

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Dan Piraro, Bizarro, Go Comics; " Ripple Effect "

Amazon has a patent to keep you from comparison shopping while you’re in its stores; Washington Post, June 16, 2017

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rian Fung, Washington Post;  Amazon has a patent to keep you from comparison shopping while you’re in its stores " Amazon was awarded...
Sunday, June 18, 2017

Theft of intellectual property is a crime; St. Cloud Times, June 17, 2017

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Karen Cyson, St. Cloud Times, sctimes.com;   Theft of intellectual property is a crime [Kip Currier: Wow...do we ever need more Intellec...

The Supreme Court Phone Location Case Will Decide the Future of Privacy; Mother Board, June 16, 2017

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Stephen Vladeck, MotherBoard;  The Supreme Court Phone Location Case Will Decide the Future of Privacy " Later this year, the Supreme...

Facial recognition could speed up airport security, but at what risk to privacy?; CBS News, June 16, 2017

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CBS News;  Facial recognition could speed up airport security, but at what risk to privacy? " Your face may soon be the only thing yo...

Russia Renewed Unused Trump Trademarks in 2016; New York Times, June 18, 2017

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Mike McIntire, New York Times;  Russia Renewed Unused Trump Trademarks in 2016 " Beyond the questions about Russian government approv...
Saturday, June 17, 2017

Privacy Concerns Over DNA Tests That Help Discover Your Roots; NBC5.com, June 16, 2017

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Wayne Carter, NBC5.com;  Privacy Concerns Over DNA Tests That Help Discover Your Roots " For [Larry] Guernsey his curiosity twisted t...

Privacy vs. Security: Council debates merits of library video surveillance system; Planet Princeton, June 15, 2017

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Andrew Goldstein, Planet Princeton;  Privacy vs. Security: Council debates merits of library video surveillance system " Crumiller as...

'This is violence against Donald Trump': rightwingers interrupt Julius Caesar play; Guardian, June 17, 2017

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Calla Wahlquist  and  Lois Beckett ,  Guardian;  'This is violence against Donald Trump': rightwingers interrupt Julius Caesar play ...

Trigger Warnings and Intellectual Freedom; The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association, Intellectual Freedom Blog, June 13, 2017

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Patricia Peters,  The Office for Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association,  Intellectual Freedom Blog ;  Trigger Warnings ...

Michelle Carter Didn’t Kill With a Text; New York Times, June 16, 2017

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Robby Soave, New York Times;  Michelle Carter Didn’t Kill With a Text " Can malicious speech constitute violence? No. But Friday’s sho...
Thursday, June 15, 2017

Ethics And Artificial Intelligence With IBM Watson's Rob High; Forbes, June 13, 2017

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Blake Morgan, Forbes;  Ethics And Artificial Intelligence With IBM Watson's Rob High " Artificial intelligence seems to be poppin...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017

How DC’s Flintstones Became The Most Important Comic Of The Year; Comic Book Resources, June 13, 2017

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Chris Neill Comic Book Resources;  How DC’s Flintstones Became The Most Important Comic Of The Year " In twelve issues, writer Mark R...

The big problem for Uber now: Attracting talent; Washington Post, June 14, 2017

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Elizabeth Dwoskin  and  Todd C. Frankel , Washington Post;  The big problem for Uber now: Attracting talent [Kip Currier: Uber's ongo...

Should I speak up when I see something offensive or false on social media?; Guardian, June 14, 2017

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Emma Brockes, Guardian;  Should I speak up when I see something offensive or false on social media? " Q: When someone posts somet...

"Modern Privacy Issues"; GoComics, June 14, 2017

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Frank and Ernest By Thaves, GoComics; " Modern Privacy Issues "

National Geographic Traveler Used My Photo for a Cover and Never Paid Me; PetaPixel, June 12, 2017

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Mustafa Turgut, PetaPixel;  National Geographic Traveler Used My Photo for a Cover and Never Paid Me " After a couple of months of re...

Flag on Water Stations Changed Due to Copyright Infringement; KRGV.com, May 25, 2017

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KRGV.com;  Flag on Water Stations Changed Due to Copyright Infringement "[T] he American Red Cross sent the non-profit group a cease ...

Trump Adds More Trademarks in China; New York Times, June 13, 2017

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Sui-Lee wee, New York Times;  Trump Adds More Trademarks in China 点击查看本文中文版 " President Trump is poised to add six new trademarks...
Tuesday, June 13, 2017

When a Computer Program Keeps You in Jail; New York Times, June 13, 2017

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Rebecca Wexler, New York Times;  When a Computer Program Keeps You in Jail " The criminal justice system is becoming automated. At ev...

Chimpanzees are not ‘persons,’ appeals court says; Washington Post, June 10, 2017

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Karin Brulliard, Washington Post;  Chimpanzees are not ‘persons,’ appeals court says " Chimpanzees are not legal persons who have a r...

Experts Think Through Ethical, Legal, Social Challenges Of The Rise Of Robots; Intellectual Property Watch, June 13, 2017

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Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch;  Experts Think Through Ethical, Legal, Social Challenges Of The Rise Of Robots " Who tho...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Making Google the Censor; New York Times, June 12, 2017

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Daphne Keller, New York Times;  Making Google the Censor " Prime Minister Theresa May’s political fortunes may be waning in Britain, ...

Public deserves open access; Daily Press, June 10, 2017

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Marisa Porto, Daily Press;  Public deserves open access "A merican writer Walter Lippman once wrote, "The best servants of the p...
Sunday, June 11, 2017

The Department of Knowing All About You; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 11, 2017

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James Bamford, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  The Department of Knowing All About You " For decades, from the first World Trade Center bom...

Attorney General Says Young People Don't Care As Much About Privacy As Previous Generations; BuzzFeedNews, June 10, 2017

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Mark Di Stefano, BuzzFeedNews;  Attorney General Says Young People Don't Care As Much About Privacy As Previous Generations " In ...

Dozens of recent clinical trials may contain wrong or falsified data, claims study; Guardian, June 5, 2017

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Stephen Buranyi and Hannah Devlin, Guardian;  Dozens of recent clinical trials may contain wrong or falsified data, claims study " Th...
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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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