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

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Friday, June 29, 2018

California Just Passed the Strictest Online Privacy Bill in the Country; Slate, June 28, 2018

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April Glaser, Slate; California Just Passed the Strictest Online Privacy Bill in the Country "alifornia passed one of the toughest ...

Elon Musk drawn into farting unicorn dispute with potter; The Guardian, June 27, 2018

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[Kip Currier: Given the facts as presented in this article (and knowing that the U.S. only recognizes "moral rights" vis-a-vis t...
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Indigenous Knowledge Databases: Is It Something To Be Concerned About?; Intellectual Property Watch, June 28, 2018

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Adithi Koushik, Intellectual Property Watch; Indigenous Knowledge Databases: Is It Something To Be Concerned About? "Almost all infor...
Sunday, June 24, 2018

This Swedish Tech School Teaches AI Ethics 'Like A Muscle'; Forbes, June 21, 2018

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Parmy Olson, Forbes; This Swedish Tech School Teaches AI Ethics 'Like A Muscle' "Obvious questions perhaps, but some would ar...

MSF Challenges Gilead Hepatitis C Patent In China; Intellectual Property Watch, June 19, 2018

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Intellectual Property Watch; MSF Challenges Gilead Hepatitis C Patent In China "According to the [Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF, Doct...

The sudden rush of vulgar trademarks; The Boston Globe, June 23, 2018

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Sonia K. Katyal, The Boston Globe; The sudden rush of vulgar trademarks "There are now at least three different kinds of marks which ...

Article 13: Europe's hotly debated revamp of copyright law, explained; CNet, June 22, 2018

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Katie Collins, CNet; Article 13: Europe's hotly debated revamp of copyright law, explained "The European Union is trying to pass ...

Europe Approves 'Wildly Dangerous' Copyright Rules; Forbes, June 20, 2018

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Emma Woollacott, Forbes; Europe Approves 'Wildly Dangerous' Copyright Rules "The whole internet is set to be subject to Con...
Sunday, June 17, 2018

This isn’t religion. It’s perversion.; The Washington Post, June 15, 2108

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Dana Milbank , The Washington Post; This isn’t religion. It’s perversion. "You don’t have to be a theologian to see the difference be...

Christian Leaders To Jeff Sessions: The Bible Does Not Justify Separating Families; HuffPost, June 15, 2018

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Jennifer Bendery, HuffPost; Christian Leaders To Jeff Sessions: The Bible Does Not Justify Separating Families " “It makes my blood b...

When the US government snatches children, it's biblical to resist the law; The Guardian, June 15, 2018

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Daniel José Camacho , The Guardian; When the US government snatches children, it's biblical to resist the law "As writer Rachel H...
Saturday, June 16, 2018

I Was Fired for Making Fun of Trump; The New York Times, June 15, 2018

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Rob Rogers, The New York Times; I Was Fired for Making Fun of Trump " After 25 years as the editorial cartoonist for The Pittsb...
Friday, June 15, 2018

Risotto, robotics and virtual reality: how Canada created the world's best libraries; The Guardian, June 15, 2018

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Linda Besner, The Guardian; Risotto, robotics and virtual reality: how Canada created the world's best libraries "“Access to info...

The only way is ethics: UK.gov emphasises moral compass amid deluge of data plans; The Register, June 14, 2018

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Rebecca Hill, The Register; The only way is ethics: UK.gov emphasises moral compass amid deluge of data plans "The UK government has ...

The Guardian view on the ethics of AI: it’s about Dr Frankenstein, not his monster ; The Guardian, June 12, 2018

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Editorial, The Guardian; The Guardian view on the ethics of AI: it’s about Dr Frankenstein, not his monster "But in all these cases, ...

University of Central Florida fraternity members accused of posting revenge porn on Facebook; CNN, June 14, 2018

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Sara O'Brien, CNN; University of Central Florida fraternity members accused of posting revenge porn on Facebook "The use of a pri...

Leave the Bible out of it, child separation is not ‘Christian’; The Washington Post, June 15, 2018

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Jennifer Rubin , The Washington Post; Leave the Bible out of it, child separation is not ‘Christian’ "We should point out that invok...

Sessions cites Bible passage used to defend slavery in defense of separating immigrant families; The Washington Post, June 15, 2018

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Julie Zauzmer and Keith McMillan , The Washington Post; Sessions cites Bible passage used to defend slavery in defense of separating immigr...

Sanders says it's 'biblical to enforce the law' when asked about separating families at the border; The Los Angeles Times, June 14, 2018

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Colleen Shalby, The Los Angeles Times; Sanders says it's 'biblical to enforce the law' when asked about separating families at t...

Trump is often depressing. This week, he was sickening.; The Washington Post, June 14, 2018

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Ruth Marcus, The Washington Post; Trump is often depressing. This week, he was sickening. "Trump’s consistent, unnecessary, escalati...

An American editorial cartoonist has been fired for skewering Trump. He likely won’t be the last.; The Washington Post, June 15, 2018

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Ann Telnaes, The Washington Post; An American editorial cartoonist has been fired for skewering Trump. He likely won’t be the last. "...

After meeting with North Korean dictator, Trump calls press America's 'biggest enemy'; CNN, June 13, 2018

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Brian Stelter, CNN; After meeting with North Korean dictator, Trump calls press America's 'biggest enemy' "Hours aft...

Protests greet Brussels copyright reform plan; BBC News, June 15, 2018

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BBC News; Protests greet Brussels copyright reform plan "The vote on the Copyright Directive comes before the European Parliament on ...
Thursday, June 14, 2018

Expert in Native American intellectual property joins ASU Law Indian Legal Program; Arizona State University, June 11, 2018

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Arizona State University;  Expert in Native American intellectual property joins ASU Law Indian Legal Program "In 2007, [Trevor Reed]...
Sunday, June 10, 2018

How data scientists are using AI for suicide prevention; Vox, June 9, 2018

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Brian Resnick, Vox;  How data scientists are using AI for suicide prevention " At the   Crisis Text Line , a text messaging-based cri...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018

DNA testing service MyHeritage says 92 million customer email addresses were exposed; The Washington Post, June 5, 2018

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Hamza Shaban , The Washington Post; DNA testing service MyHeritage says 92 million customer email addresses were exposed "One of the ...

When Scientists Develop Products From Personal Medical Data, Who Gets To Profit?; NPR, May 31, 2018

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Richard Harris, NPR; When Scientists Develop Products From Personal Medical Data, Who Gets To Profit? "If you go to the hospital for ...
Monday, June 4, 2018

4 Big Takeaways from Satya Nadella's Talk at Microsoft Build; Fortune,, May 7, 2018

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Jonathan Vanian, Fortune; 4 Big Takeaways from Satya Nadella's Talk at Microsoft Build " Microsoft Believes in AI and Ethics ...

Stanford makes a startling new discovery. Ethics; ZDNet, June 4, 2018

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Chris Matyszczyk , ZDNet; Stanford makes a startling new discovery. Ethics "Now, in a glorious moment of chest-beating and head-bobbi...

Stanford to step-up teaching of ethics in technology; Financial Times, June 3, 2018

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Financial Times;  Stanford to step-up teaching of ethics in technology "The university at the heart of Silicon Valley is to inject et...

China Issues Rules to Get Tough on Academic Integrity; Reuters, May 30, 2018

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Reuters via New York Times;  China Issues Rules to Get Tough on Academic Integrity " China has issued new guidelines to enforce acade...
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...
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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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