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/

Monday, August 7, 2017

Gene Editing for ‘Designer Babies’? Highly Unlikely, Scientists Say; New York Times, August 4, 2017

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Pam Belluck, New York Times;  Gene Editing for ‘Designer Babies’?  Highly Unlikely, Scientists Sa y " In the future, will there be na...

Atheists tend to be seen as immoral – even by other atheists: study; Agence France-Presse in Paris via Guardian, August 7, 2017

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Agence France-Presse in Paris via Guardian ;  Atheists tend to be seen as immoral – even by other atheists: study " “It is striking t...

"Dangers of Counterfeit Solar Filter Glasses"; Global Intellectual Property Center, August 7, 2017

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"GIPC President and CEO David Hirschmann will join the Lars Larson Show  tonight  at  5:05 p.m. EST   to discuss...

A Google engineer wrote that women may be unsuited for tech jobs. Women wrote back.; Washington Post, August 6, 2017

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Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post;  A Google engineer wrote that women may be unsuited for tech jobs. Women wrote back. " In a sc...
Sunday, August 6, 2017

‘We can change the meaning’: Trademarks filed for n-word after Supreme Court decision; Washington Post, August 1, 2017

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Justin Wm. Moyer , Washington Post;  ‘We can change the meaning’: Trademarks filed for n-word after Supreme Court decision " Gene Qui...

"Trump Day", robrogers.com, August 6, 2017

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Rob Rogers, robrogers.com; " Trump Day "

Bobby Sticks It to Trump; New York Times, August 5, 2017

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Maureen Dowd, New York Times;  Bobby Sticks It to Trump " We are in for an epic clash between two septuagenarians who both came from ...

Hey Marvel, please don’t take away female Thor’s hammer; Salon, August 5, 2017

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Mark Peters, Salon;  Hey Marvel, please don’t take away female Thor’s hammer " The commercial success is an especially delicious rebu...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

The Gatekeepers; Radio West, August 2, 2017

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Doug Fabrizio, Radio West;  The Gatekeepers [Kip Currier: Heard some very interesting comments from Chris Whipple (author of  The Gatekeep...

"A Mind Needs Books..."--George R.R. Martin

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Kip Currier: While thinking about some recent news stories about censorship and intellectual freedom, I reflected on this George R.R. Martin...

New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks; NPR, July 31, 2017

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Greg Allen, NPR:  New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks " More recently, the group has turned its attention to th...
Friday, August 4, 2017

At Long Last, a Sensible Internet of Things Security Bill Has Been Introduced in the Senate; Slate, August 3, 3017

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Josephine Wolff, Slate;  At Long Last, a Sensible Internet of Things Security Bill Has Been Introduced in the Senate " On Aug. 1, a g...

Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law; Washington Post, August 4, 2017

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Ruth Marcus, Washington Post;  Trump is a one-man assault on the rule of law " Some readers have asked a fair and important question:...

Facebook’s Latest Move to Fight Fake News Might Finally Be the Right One; Slate, August 3, 2017

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Will Oremus, Slate;  Facebook’s Latest Move to Fight Fake News Might Finally Be the Right One " Facebook may have finally hit on a pr...

Carla Hayden: By the Book; New York Times, August 3, 2017

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New York Times;  Carla Hayden: By the Book " Which book would you wish all Americans would read? And which book would you want all Am...

Judge balks at FBI’s 17-year timeline for FOIA request; Politico, July 29, 2017

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Josh Gerstein, Politico;  Judge balks at FBI’s 17-year timeline for FOIA request " U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler bluntly rejecte...

Human Gene Editing Is Leaving Ethics Dangerously Far Behind; Huff Post, August 3, 2017

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Craig Calhoun, HuffPost;  Human Gene Editing Is Leaving Ethics Dangerously Far Behind " What does this mean for the notion that all h...
Thursday, August 3, 2017

To Protect Voting, Use Open-Source Software; New York Times, August 3, 2017

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R. James Woolsey and Brian J. Fox, New York Times;  To Protect Voting,Use  Open-Source   Software " If the community of proprietary v...

How Apple and Amazon Are Aiding Chinese Censors; Slate, August 2, 2017

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April Glaser, Slate;  How Apple and Amazon Are Aiding Chinese Censors " Over the weekend, Apple took a small step to help shore up th...
Wednesday, August 2, 2017

We will survive this; Washington Post, August 1, 2017

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Garrison Keillor, Washington Post;  We will survive this [Kip Currier: Interesting insights from Garrison Keillor about taking a long-vie...

Marvel and DC Show Solidarity Against Online Trolls; Comic Book Resources, August 1, 2017

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Albert Ching, Comic Book Resources;  Marvel and DC Show Solidarity Against Online Trolls " DC Comics made a rare and overt reference ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Companies brace for European privacy rules; Axios, August 1, 2017

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Sara Fischer, Kim Hart, Axios;  Companies brace for European privacy rules " U.S. companies are largely unprepared for what's abo...

Fox’s Gifted Stars Discuss the X-Men Show’s Social Relevancy; Comic Book Resources, August 1, 2017

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Lauren Gallaway, Comic Book Resources;  Fox’s Gifted Stars Discuss the X-Men Show’s Social Relevancy " Speaking with the press, Teale...

Trump risks US being seen as 'kleptocracy', says ex-ethics chief Walter Shaub; Guardian, July 31, 2017

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David Smith, Guardian;  Trump risks US being seen as 'kleptocracy', says ex-ethics chief Walter Shaub " The former head of th...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

A Boston firm labeled a ‘patent troll’ by some says it is actually performing a service; Boston Globe, July 29, 2017

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Andy Rosen, Boston Globe;  A Boston firm labeled a ‘patent troll’ by some says it is actually performing a service " Whether known by...

Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms; NPR, July 28, 2017

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Mollie Simon, NPR;  Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms " Shaub also wants to amend th...

The ‘No Guardrails’ Presidency; New York Times, July 28, 2017

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Bret Stephens, New York Times;  The ‘No Guardrails’ Presidency " In the meantime, we have a “No Guardrails” [see here ] presidency, i...

Trump doesn’t really get the difference between rights and wrongs; Washington Post, July 27, 2017

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Tom Toles, Washington Post;  Trump doesn’t really get the difference between rights and wrongs "I needed to throw somebody under the...
Friday, July 28, 2017

Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump; New York Times, July 28, 2017

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Sally Q. Yates, New York Times;  Sally Yates: Protect the Justice Department From President Trump " The strict separation between the...

Justice Department briefing at White House fuels ethics worries; Politico, July 27, 2017

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Josh Gerstein, Politico;  Justice Department briefing at White House fuels ethics worries " A briefing a top Justice Department offic...

The worst is yet to come; Washington Post, July 27, 2017

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Eugene Robinson, Washington Post;  The worst is yet to come " The Court of Mad King Donald is not a presidency. It is an affliction, ...

WHO WAS SHE? A DNA TEST ONLY OPENED NEW MYSTERIES. How Alice Collins Plebuch's foray into “recreational genomics” upended a family tree.; Washington Post, July 27, 2017

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Libby Copeland, Washington Post;  WHO WAS SHE? A DNA TEST ONLY OPENED NEW MYSTERIES. How Alice Collins Plebuch's foray into “recreationa...

McCain Got the Credit, But Don't Forget: Collins and Murkowski Killed This Bill; Slate, July 28, 2017

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Jeremy Stahl, Slate;  McCain Got the Credit, But Don't Forget: Collins and Murkowski Killed This Bill " Ultimately, McCain swoope...

John McCain Defends Health Care Vote As ‘The Right Thing To Do’; Huff Post, July 28, 2017

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Alana Horowitz Satlin, Huff Post;  John McCain Defends Health Care Vote As ‘The Right Thing To Do’ " McCain told reporters that  he t...
Thursday, July 27, 2017

Kellyanne Conway: Being Ethical Discourages Serving In Government; Huff Post, July 27, 2017

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Marina Fang, Huff Post;  Kellyanne Conway: Being Ethical Discourages Serving In Government " White House counselor  Kellyanne Conway ...
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

On ethics, Trump is leading America in the wrong direction; CNN, July 26, 2017

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Jeffrey D. Sachs, CNN;  On ethics, Trump is leading America in the wrong direction " In a recent  speech in Poland , President Donald ...

The Cruelty and Cynicism of Trump’s Transgender Ban; New Yorker, July 26, 2017

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David Remnick, New Yorker;  The Cruelty and Cynicism of Trump’s Transgender Ban :   The President’s tweets are a naked attempt to divert att...

The Gifted: X-Men TV Series is “About Bigotry” in 2017; Den Of Geek, July 25, 2017

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David Crow, Den Of Geek;  The Gifted: X-Men TV Series is “About Bigotry” in 2017 " Of all the many, many creations in Stan Lee and Ja...
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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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