Thursday, May 31, 2018

Issue Brief: The General Data Protection Regulation: What Does It Mean for Libraries Worldwide?; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via Association of Research Libraries, May 2018

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Anne T. Gilliland, Scholarly Communications Officer, University Libraries, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  via Association of R...

New Institute Aims for Global Leadership in Computer Modeling and Simulation; PittWire, May 30, 2018

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PittWire;  New Institute Aims for Global Leadership in Computer Modeling and Simulation " At Pitt, the plan is to pair AI and machine...

Why Are Academics Upset With Facebook's New Privacy Rules?; Forbes, May 4, 2018

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Kalev Leetaru, Forbes;  Why Are Academics Upset With Facebook's New Privacy Rules? " Putting this all together, there is somethin...

An American Alternative to Europe’s Privacy Law; The New York Times, May 30, 2018

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Tim Wu, The New York Times;  An American Alternative to Europe’s Privacy Law " To be sure, a European-style regulatory system operate...

[Podcast] "Roseanne" and ethics in business; Marketplace, May 29, 2018

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[Podcast] Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood, Marketplace,  "Roseanne" and ethics in business " When we called up business ethicist...

How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google; The New York Times, May 30, 2018

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Scott Shane , Cade Metz and Daisuke Wakabayashi, The New York Times; How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google "...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018

ABC just took a moral stand on Roseanne. Spoiler alert: Donald Trump won't.; CNN, May 29, 2018

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Chris Cillizza, CNN; ABC just took a moral stand on Roseanne. Spoiler alert: Donald Trump won't. "ABC's decision to cancel Ro...

Why thousands of AI researchers are boycotting the new Nature journal ; Guardian, May 29, 2018

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Neil Lawrence, Guardian; Why thousands of AI researchers are boycotting the new Nature journal   " Many in our research community ...

"Biometric Privacy Laws: Best Practices for Compliance and Litigation Update"; American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Webinar, May 30, 2018 1 PM - 2 PM ET

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American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Webinar " Biometric Privacy Laws: Best Practices for Compliance and Litigation Up...

Controversy Hides Within US Copyright Bill; Intellectual Property Watch, May 29, 2018

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Steven Seidenberg, Intellectual Property Watch;  Controversy Hides Within US Copyright Bill "I n a time when partisanship runs wild in...

The Demise Of Copyright Toleration; Techdirt, May 24, 2018

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Robert S. Schwartz, Techdirt; The Demise Of Copyright Toleration "Although denying fair use, these content owners were acknowledging ...
Friday, May 25, 2018

Schools See Steep Drop in Librarians, New Analysis Finds; Education Week, May 16, 2018

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Sarah D. Sparks and Alex Harwin , Education Week; Schools See Steep Drop in Librarians, New Analysis Finds "“When we’ve talked to di...

GDPR: US news sites blocked to EU users over data protection rules; BBC, May 25, 2018

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BBC; GDPR: US news sites blocked to EU users over data protection rules "The Chicago Tribune and LA Times were among those posting me...

Why Every Media Company Fears Richard Liebowitz; Slate, May 24, 2018

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Justin Peters, Slate; Why Every Media Company Fears Richard Liebowitz "Key to Liebowitz’s strategy is the pursuit of statutory dama...
Thursday, May 24, 2018

New privacy rules could spell the end of legalese — or create a lot more fine print; The Washington Post, May 24, 2018

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Elizabeth Dwoskin ,  The Washington Post;  New privacy rules could spell the end of legalese — or create a lot more fine print " “The...

Why you’re getting so many emails about privacy policies; Vox, May 24, 2018

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Emily Stewart, Vox; Why you’re getting so many emails about privacy policies "The United States hasn’t given up its seat on the tabl...
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

No one’s ready for GDPR; The Verge, May 22, 2018

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Sarah Jeong, The Verge; No one’s ready for GDPR "The General Data Protection Regulation will go into effect on May 25th, and no one ...

Ethics and tech – a double-edged sword; Computer Weekly, May 2018

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James Kitching, Computer Weekly; Ethics and tech – a double-edged sword " Big corporations can no longer afford to ignore ethics in...
Monday, May 21, 2018

How the Enlightenment Ends; The Atlantic, June 2018 Issue

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Henry A. Kissinger, The Atlantic; How the Enlightenment Ends   "Heretofore confined to specific fields of activity, AI research now ...
Friday, May 18, 2018

States Offer Information Resources: 50+ Open Data Portals; Forbes, April 30, 2018

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Meta S. Brown, Forbes; States Offer Information Resources: 50+ Open Data Portals "The United States federal open data portal, data.g...
Thursday, May 17, 2018

New Guidelines For Tech Companies To Be Transparent, Accountable On Censoring User Content; Intellectual Property Watch, May 7, 2018

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Intellectual Property Watch;  New Guidelines For Tech Companies To Be Transparent, Accountable On Censoring User Content " The Electr...

We Need Chief Ethics Officers More Than Ever; Forbes, May 16, 2018

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Dan Pontefract, Forbes;  We Need Chief Ethics Officers More Than Ever " It is from the medical community that the high-tech community...

MIT Now Has a Humanist Chaplain to Help Students With the Ethics of Tech; The Atlantic, May 16, 2018

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Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic;  MIT Now Has a Humanist Chaplain to Help Students With the Ethics of Tech " Even some of the most powerf...

The tragedy of ‘deaccessioning’ books from university libraries; ABA Journal, May 2018

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Bryan A. Garner, ABA Journal; The tragedy of ‘deaccessioning’ books from university libraries "Book research is well-nigh irreplaceab...

Why ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Is the Book for Our Social Media Age; The New York Times, May 10, 2018

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Ramin Bahrani, The New York Times;   Why ‘Fahrenheit 451’ Is the Book for Our Social Media Age [Kip Currier: Looking forward to ...