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/

Thursday, August 30, 2018

AI Meets Ethics: Can the Resulting Problems Be Addressed?; Legaltech News, Law.com, August 22, 2018

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Rhys Dipshan, Legaltech News, Law.com; AI Meets Ethics: Can the Resulting Problems Be Addressed?   "For Johannes Stiehler, CTO at...

Honoring All Expertise: Social Responsibility and Ethics in Tech: featuring Kathy Pham & Friends from the Berkman Klein Community; Berkman Klein Luncheon Series, Harvard University, April 17, 2018

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[Video] Berkman Klein Luncheon Series, Harvard University; Honoring All Expertise: Social Responsibility and Ethics in Tech: featuring Kat...

AI Ethics: Silicon Valley Should Take A Seat At The DoD Table; Breaking Defense, August 29, 2018

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Jonathan D. Moreno, Breaking Defense; AI Ethics: Silicon Valley Should Take A Seat At The DoD Table    "As well as their role in ...

Ethics in Computing Panel; InfoQ, August 28, 2018

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[Video] InfoQ; Ethics in Computing Panel " Summary   The panelists discuss the important points ar...

N.Y. Mayor Taps Drexel Professor For First Algorithm Quality-Control Task Force; Drexel Now, June 4, 2018

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Drexel Now; N.Y. Mayor Taps Drexel Professor For First Algorithm Quality-Control Task Force "But how do we ensure that the algorithms...

Predatory publishers: the journals that churn out fake science; The Guardian, August 10, 2018

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Alex Hern and Pamela Duncan, The Guardian; Predatory publishers: the journals that churn out fake science "A vast ecosystem of pred...

California Bill Is a Win for Access to Scientific Research; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), August 30, 2018

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Elliot Harmon, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); California Bill Is a Win for Access to Scientific Research " In Passing A.B. 219...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The problem with ethics in data; Human Resources Director New Zealand, August 29, 2018

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Emily Douglas, Human Resources Director New Zealand; The problem with ethics in data "The problem of ‘ethics in data...

Southerners Tore Down Silent Sam. Now Northerners Need to Tear Down Confederate Flags.; HuffPost, August 29, 2018

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Alex Pareene, HuffPost; Southerners Tore Down Silent Sam. Now Northerners Need to Tear Down Confederate Flags. " At a certain point, ...

Welcome to the Age of Privacy Nihilism; The Atlantic, August 23, 2018

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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic; Welcome to the Age of Privacy Nihilism "Your data is everywhere, and nowhere, and you cannot escape it, or ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: what sports have taught me about race in America; The Guardian, August 28, 2018

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, The Guardian; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: what sports have taught me about race in America "Athletes who speak out a...

WIPO Traditional Knowledge Committee Begins Work On Core Issues; Indigenous Peoples May Be Left Out; Intellectual Property Watch, August 27, 2018

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Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch; WIPO Traditional Knowledge Committee Begins Work On Core Issues; Indigenous Peoples May Be Le...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The Story of the American Inventor Denied a Patent Because He Was a Slave; Gizmodo, August 28, 2018

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Matt Novak, Gizmodo; The Story of the American Inventor Denied a Patent Because He Was a Slave "The world of invention is famous fo...

Here’s why Trump can’t perform his job; The Washington Post, August 28, 2018

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Jennifer Rubin , The Washington Post; Here’s why Trump can’t perform his job "This is what comes from electing someone emotionally a...
Monday, August 27, 2018

Who Gets to Read the Research We Pay For?; Slate, August 21, 2018

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Aaron Mak, Slate; Who Gets to Read the Research We Pay For?: Scientific journals’ lock on new studies has ignited tension for years. When ...

Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain; The Washington Post, August 26, 2018

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Josh Dawsey , The Washington Post; Trump rejected plans for a White House statement praising McCain "McCain allies said they did n...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

How This Will End: Sooner or later, tyrants are always abandoned by their followers.; The Atlantic, August 24, 2018

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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic; How This Will End: Sooner or later, tyrants are always abandoned by their followers. "But to re...

Yes, Manafort and Cohen are guilty, but the rule of law is still in danger; The Washington Post, August 23, 2018

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Joyce White Vance, The Washington Post; Yes, Manafort and Cohen are guilty, but the rule of law is still in danger "There does not se...
Friday, August 24, 2018

NewsGuard Wants to Fight Fake News With Humans, Not Algorithms; Wired, August 23, 2018

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Issie Lapowsky, Wired; NewsGuard Wants to Fight Fake News With Humans, Not Algorithms Kip Currier: I just heard veteran journalist Steve B...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

President Trump brings mafia ethics to the GOP; The Washington Post, August 23, 2018

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Paul Waldman , The Washington Post; President Trump brings mafia ethics to the GOP "But Trump is big on people keeping their mouths s...

The Complexity of Simply Searching for Medical Advice; Wired, July 3, 2018

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Renee Diresta, Wired; The Complexity of Simply Searching for Medical Advice "As we increasingly rely on search and on social to answe...

Can Facebook, or Anybody, Solve the Internet’s Misinformation Problem?; The New York Times, August 22, 2018

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Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times; Can Facebook, or Anybody, Solve the Internet’s Misinformation Problem? " Alex Stamos, who until r...

Verizon under fire for 'throttling' firefighters' data in California blaze; The Guardian, August 22, 2018

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Olivia Solon, The Guardian; Verizon under fire for 'throttling' firefighters' data in California blaze "Internet service ...

Is the Internet evil? We will decide.; The Washington Post, August 22, 2018

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Christine Emba, The Washington Post; Is the Internet evil? We will decide. "Has the Internet been good or bad for humanity? I stum...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Kelly Marie Tran: I Won’t Be Marginalized by Online Harassment; The New York Times, August 21, 2018

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Kelly Marie Tran, The New York Times; Kelly Marie Tran: I Won’t Be Marginalized by Online Harassment " Editors’ note: The actress del...

All Eyes on the Presidency; The Atlantic, August 22, 2018

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Adam Serwer, The Atlantic; All Eyes on the Presidency "Manafort and Cohen may see prison time. But even if they are held to account,...

Calculating (and Acknowledging) the Costs of OER; Inside Higher Ed, July 25, 2018

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Doug Lederman , Inside Higher Ed; Calculating (and Acknowledging) the Costs of OER "The news releases regularly roll in to the email...

Copyright vs. Conscience: Lawyering Up Isn’t Always the Right Move; PetaPixel, August 21, 2018

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Blair Bunting, PetaPixel; Copyright vs. Conscience: Lawyering Up Isn’t Always the Right Move "You read stories about photographers go...
Monday, August 20, 2018

How Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’ Became a Battle Cry for Musicians Seeking Royalties; The New York Times, August 17, 2018

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Ben Sisario, The New York Times; How Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’ Became a Battle Cry for Musicians Seeking Royalties " It was Aretha...

Giuliani Says ‘Truth Isn’t Truth’ in Defense of Trump’s Legal Strategy; The New York Times, August 19, 2018

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Melissa Gomez, The New York Times; Giuliani Says ‘Truth Isn’t Truth’ in Defense of Trump’s Legal Strategy   " First, the facts were...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

What Are “Ethics in Design”?; Slate, August 13, 2018

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Victoria, Sgarro, Slate; What Are “Ethics in Design”? "Examples of product design that fail on the ethics front are all too easy to f...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

We can’t ignore this brutal cleansing in China; The Washington Post, August 14, 2018

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Editorial Board, The Washington Post; We can’t ignore this brutal cleansing in China   "Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Uighurs, ...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones; The New York Times, August 7, 2018

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David French, The New York Times; A Better Way to Ban Alex Jones "The good news is that tech companies don’t have to rely on vague...

What Does It Mean to Ban Alex Jones?; The Atlantic, August 7, 2018

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Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic; What Does It Mean to Ban Alex Jones? "In banning the Infowars page, Facebook took the next logical ...

Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones; BBC, August 8, 2018

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BBC; Twitter will not ban InfoWars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones "In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack ...

Gatekeepers or Censors? How Tech Manages Online Speech; The New York Times, August 7, 2018

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Jack Nicas, The New York Times;  Gatekeepers or Censors? How Tech Manages Online Speech " Apple, Google and Facebook this week er...

The One Law That’s The Cause Of Everything Good And Terrible About The Internet; HuffPost, August 6, 2018

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Paul Blumenthal, HuffPost; The One Law That’s The Cause Of Everything Good And Terrible About The Internet "“We were living in an age...

China’s influence on digital privacy could be global; The Washington Post, August 7, 2018

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Tiffany Li, The Washington Post; China’s influence on digital privacy could be global "China’s digital privacy practices have sounde...

The Chinese threat that an aircraft carrier can’t stop; The Washington Post, August 7, 2018

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David Ignatius , The Washington Post; The Chinese threat that an aircraft carrier can’t stop "America’s vulnerability to information ...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

When do rants exceed First Amendment boundaries and become true threats?; ABA Journal, August 2018

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David L. Hudson Jr., ABA Journal; When do rants exceed First Amendment boundaries and become true threats? "True threats are not prot...

India asks telcos to find ways to block Facebook, WhatsApp in case of misuse; Reuters, August 7, 2018

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Reuters; India asks telcos to find ways to block Facebook, WhatsApp in case of misuse "India has asked its telecom operators to find ...
Monday, August 6, 2018

Why Doctors Should Read Fiction: Could a simple literary exercise make physicians more caring?; The Atlantic, July 30, 2018

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Sam Kean, The Atlantic; Why Doctors Should Read Fiction: Could a simple literary exercise make physicians more caring? "The annals ...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

Newseum Says It Made a Mistake and Pulls ‘Fake News’ Shirts; The New York Times, August 3, 2018

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Sopan Deb, The New York Times; Newseum Says It Made a Mistake and Pulls ‘Fake News’ Shirts [Kip Currier: Photos of some items I bought at...

Interview: Yuval Noah Harari: ‘The idea of free information is extremely dangerous’; The Guardian, August 5, 2018

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Andrew Anthony, The Guardian; Interview: Yuval Noah Harari: ‘The idea of free information is extremely dangerous’ " Why is liberalism...

Convercent CEO: Encourage Employees to Speak Up on Ethics Issues; Fortune, August 1, 2018

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Damanick Dantes, Fortune; Convercent CEO: Encourage Employees to Speak Up on Ethics Issues "The risk of an ethics scandal is far too ...

Murdered Russian Journalists In Africa Were Onto Something Dangerous for Putin; The Daily Beast, August 4, 2018

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Anna Nemtsova and Philip Obaji Jr., The Daily Beast; Murdered Russian Journalists In Africa Were Onto Something Dangerous for Putin "...
Saturday, August 4, 2018

The press isn't the enemy, it's the protector; CNN, August 3, 2018

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Joseph Holt, CNN; The press isn't the enemy, it's the protector "Thomas Jefferson, writing in 1792, maintained , "No g...

Christopher Robin Won't Get China Release Amid Pooh Censorship; ScreenRant, August 3, 2018

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Dan Zinski, ScreenRant; Christopher Robin Won't Get China Release Amid Pooh Censorship  "Though Christopher Robin sounds like th...

Report – Patent Abuse A Leading Cause Of High Drug Prices In US; Intellectual Property Watch, August 3, 2018

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David Branigan, Intellectual Property Watch; Report – Patent Abuse A Leading Cause Of High Drug Prices In US "The report, “ Overpaten...

Trump Fans Are Suckers and QAnon Is Perfect for Them; The Daily Beast, August 3, 2018

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Rick Wilson, The Daily Beast; Trump Fans Are Suckers and QAnon Is Perfect for Them "Conspiracies are hard. They're even harder wh...
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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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