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

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

FBI to parents: Beware, your kid's smart toy could be a security risk; ZDNet, July 18, 2017

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Liam Tung, ZDNet;  FBI to parents: Beware, your kid's smart toy could be a security risk " The FBI has warned parents that intern...

What the Enron E-mails Say About Us; New Yorker, July 24 Issue

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Nathan Heller, New Yorker;  What the Enron E-mails Say About Us "Small, sometimes moving dramas unwind in the folders of sent mail. I...

Escaping Big Pharma’s Pricing With Patent-Free Drugs; New York Times, July 18, 2017

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Fran Quigley, New York Times;  Escaping Big Pharma’s Pricing With Patent-Free Drugs " Although President Trump said before taking off...
Monday, July 17, 2017

Outgoing Ethics Chief: U.S. Is ‘Close to a Laughingstock’; New York Times, July 17, 2017

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Eric Lipton and Nicholas Fandos, New York Times;  Outgoing Ethics Chief: U.S. Is ‘Close to a Laughingstock’ " Walter M. Shaub Jr.,   ...
Sunday, July 16, 2017

How can we stop algorithms telling lies?; Guardian, July 16, 2017

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Cathy O'Neil, Guardian;  How can we stop algorithms telling lies? [Kip Currier: Cathy O'Neil is shining much-needed light on the...

How They Justify Collusion; Slate, July 15, 2017

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William Saletan, Slate;  How They Justify Collusion " The meeting remained secret until this week, when its details and the emails ...
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Ramzan Kadyrov says there are no gay men in Chechnya — and if there are any, they should move to Canada; Washington Post, July 15, 2017

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Adam Taylor, Washington Post;  Ramzan Kadyrov says there are no gay men in Chechnya — and if there are any, they should move to Canada [Ki...

New Bill Aims To Prevent White House From Dodging The Free Press; HuffPost, July 13, 2017

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Kaeli Subberwal , HuffPost;  New Bill Aims To Prevent White House From Dodging The Free Press " A Connecticut representative has intr...
Friday, July 14, 2017

Face scans for US citizens flying abroad stir privacy issues; Associated Press via Hawaii News Now, July 12, 2017

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Frank Bajak and David Koenig, Associated Press via Hawaii News Now;  Face scans for US citizens flying abroad stir privacy issues " D...

Vote Fraud Commission Releases Public Comments, Email Addresses And All; NPR, July 14, 2017

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Scott Neuman, NPR;  Vote Fraud Commission Releases Public Comments, Email Addresses And All " The presidential commission investigati...

A patent lawyer switches teams; Crain's Chicago Business, July 8, 2017

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Claire Bushey, Crain's Chicago Business;  A patent lawyer switches teams " Unlike a ​ traditional law firm, Blackbird is structur...

Toronto Public Library Refusing to Cancel Planned Neo-Nazi Gathering; Torontoist, July 12, 2017

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Evan Balgord, Torontoist;  Toronto Public Library Refusing to Cancel Planned Neo-Nazi Gathering " Prominent members of Canada’s neo-N...

Letter to the Editor "Code Of Ethics", Press & Dakotan, July 13, 2017

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Letter to the Editor , George Fournier MD, FACS, Yankton, Press & Dakotan, Code Of Ethics "With the current controversy sur...

Watching America lose its moral authority in real time; Washington Post, July 14, 2017

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Dana Milbank, Washington Post;  Watching America lose its moral authority in real time " I traveled with my family in Australia for t...

Moral Vacuum in the House of Trump; New York Times, July 14, 2017

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David Brooks, New York Times;  Moral Vacuum in the House of Trump " Once the scandal broke you would think Don Jr. would have some aw...

Illinois Issues: The Battle Over Transparency And Privacy In The Digital Age; NPR Illinois, July 13, 2017

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Daisy Contreras, NPR Illiois;  Illinois Issues: The Battle Over Transparency And Privacy In The Digital Age " Privacy experts like Jo...
Thursday, July 13, 2017

Monkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking'; Guardian, July 12, 2017

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Julia Carrie Wong, Guardian;  Monkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking' " The one con...
Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Why the 12 July protest to protect net neutrality matters; Guardian, July 11, 2017

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Olivia Solon, Guardian;  Why the 12 July protest to protect net neutrality matters " About 200 internet companies and activist groups...

Microsoft Courts Rural America, And Politicians, With High-Speed Internet; NPR, All Tech Considered, July 11, 2017

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Aarti Shahani, NPR, All Tech Considered;  Microsoft Courts Rural America, And Politicians, With High-Speed Internet " Millions of peo...

Stanford's Final Exams Pose Question About the ethics of Genetic Engineering; Futurism, July 9, 2017

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Tom Ward, Futurism; Stanford's Final Exams Pose Question About the ethics of Genetic Engineering " When bioengineering students s...

55 Years Ago Today, Volvo Received a Patent that Saved Countless Lives; CNet, July 10, 2017

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Andrew Krok, CNet;  55 Years Ago Today, Volvo Received a Patent that Saved Countless Lives " Instead of sitting on the patent and lic...
Monday, July 10, 2017

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a superheroic meditation on how to be a good person; Washington Post, July 10, 2017

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Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post;  ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is a superheroic meditation on how to be a good person [Kip Currier: Spoiler-F...
Sunday, July 9, 2017

The ethics issue: Should we abandon privacy online?; New Scientist, July 5, 2017

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Douglas Heaven, New Scientist;  The ethics issue: Should we abandon privacy online? " In an age where fear of terrorism is high in th...

Exiting Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Calls Trump White House 'A Disappointment'; NPR, July 7, 2017

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Peter Overby, NPR;  Exiting Ethics Chief Walter Shaub Calls Trump White House 'A Disappointment' " Walter Shaub Jr., outgoing...

Surprise Us, Mr. Trump: Name an Ethics Watchdog With Teeth; New York Times, July 7, 2017

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Editorial Board, New York Times;  Surprise Us, Mr. Trump: Name an Ethics Watchdog With Teeth " Walter Shaub Jr.   announced his resig...

Walter Shaub’s Brave, Quixotic Ethics Battle with Trump; New Yorker, July 7, 2017

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Sheelah Kolhatkar , New Yorker;  Walter Shaub’s Brave, Quixotic Ethics Battle with Trump "After leaving his post at the O.G.E., Shaub...
Friday, July 7, 2017

States consider tougher web privacy laws; Bloomberg via News Chief, July 6, 2017

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Todd Shields, Bloomberg via News Chief;  States consider tougher web privacy laws " Soon after President Donald Trump took office wit...

Federal commission invades voting privacy; Idaho Mountain Express, July 7, 2017

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State Rep. John Gannon, Idaho Mountain Express;  Federal commission invades voting privac y " This new federal commission will cost p...

The privacy risk of using a digital home assistant; KSL.com, July 6, 2017

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Sloan Schrage, KSL.com KSL TV The privacy risk of using a digital home assistant " “For the machine to know you’re talkin...

"Ethical Quicksand", robrogers.com, July 6, 2017

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Rob Rogers, robrogers.com; " Ethical Quicksand "
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Government Ethics Chief Resigns, Casting Uncertainty Over Agency; New York Times, July 6, 2017

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Nicholas Fandos, New York Times;  Government Ethics Chief Resigns, Casting Uncertainty Over Agency " “I don’t think anyone who comes ...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Intellectual Freedom and Open Access: Working Toward a Common Goal?; American Libraries, June 25, 2017

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Jennifer Putnam Davis, American Libraries;  Intellectual Freedom and Open Access: Working Toward a Common Goal? "Ho w do the principl...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Privacy Rules Apply To Connected Toys, FTC Says; Digital News Daily, June 28, 2017

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Wendy Davis, Digital News Daily;  Privacy Rules Apply To Connected Toys, FTC Says " A federal law that limits companies' ability ...

Legislature Passes Geolocation Privacy Protection Act; Law360, June 28, 2017

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Hannah Meisel, Law360;  Legislature Passes Geolocation Privacy Protection Act " A bill in the Illinois General Assembly seeking to li...

GDPR Mastered: Preparing For History’s Biggest Data Privacy Revolution; Data economy, June 29, 2017

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João Marques Lima , Data Economy;  GDPR Mastered: Preparing For History’s Biggest Data Privacy Revolutio n " Are GDPR sanctions enoug...

Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged out, judge says; Guardian, July 3, 2017

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Olivia Solon, Guardian;  Facebook can track your browsing even after you've logged out, judge says " A judge has dismissed a laws...

Louisiana considers radical step to counter high drug prices: Federal intervention; Washington Post, July 3, 2017

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Carolyn Y. Johnson , Washington Post;  Louisiana considers radical step to counter high drug prices: Federal intervention " Gilead, a...
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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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