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/

Friday, January 31, 2020

A whole class of Georgia state troopers was fired after cheating on an exam; The Washington Post, January 30, 2020

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Lateshia Beachum , The Washington Post; A whole class of Georgia state troopers was fired after cheating on an exam   "An enti...

Users Lament PAIR Changes During USPTO Forum; IP Watchdog, January 30, 2020

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Eileen McDermott , IP Watchdog; Users Lament PAIR Changes During USPTO Forum "Jamie Holcombe, Chief Information Officer at the U.S. ...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Happy “Data Privacy Day” – Now Read The New York Times Privacy Project About Total Surveillance; Forbes, January 28, 2020

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Steve Andriole , Forbes; Happy “Data Privacy Day” – Now Read The New York Times Privacy Project About Total Surveillance ...

Pitt researcher’s work featured by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; Trib Live, November 12, 2019

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Patrick Varine, Trib Live; Pitt researcher’s work featured by U.S. Patent & Trademark Office "Rory Cooper, who was recognized ear...

Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act of 2018; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, October 2019

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, October 2019; Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success (SUCCESS) Act of 2...

Welcome to Chechnya’: Sundance’s Horrific ‘Gay Purge’ Documentary Every Human Must See; The Daily Beast, January 30, 2020

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Kevin Fallon, The Daily Beast; 'Welcome to Chechnya’: Sundance’s Horrific ‘Gay Purge’ Documentary Every Human Must See " Welcome...

Death threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all; The Washington Post, January 30, 2020

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Ron Charles , The Washington Post; Death threats against the author of ‘American Dirt’ threaten us all "The co-owner of Politi...

Rumored executive order would change landscape of UC subscription partnerships; The Daily Californian, January 30, 2020

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Alexandra Casey, The Daily Californian; Rumored executive order would change landscape of UC subscription partnerships "Prominent Nob...

Libraries will champion an open future for scholarship; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 29, 2020

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Keith Webster, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Libraries will champion an open future for scholarship Open access deals help make...

Facebook pays $550m settlement for breaking Illinois data protection law; The Guardian, January 30, 2020

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Alex Hern, The Guardian; Facebook pays $550m settlement for breaking Illinois data protection law "Facebook has settled a lawsuit ove...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

A Citizen of the World Retires; University of Pittsburgh, January 29, 2020

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University of Pittsburgh; A Citizen of the World Retires "After a 54-year career at Pitt, E. Maxine Bruhns announced her retirement ...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

U.S. Accuses Harvard Scientist of Concealing Chinese Funding; The New York Times, January 28, 2020

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Ellen Barry , The New York Times; U.S. Accuses Harvard Scientist of Concealing Chinese Funding “Charles M. Lieber, the chair of Harvard’s...

Our privacy doomsday could come sooner than we think; The Washington Post, January 23, 2020

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Editorial Board , The Washington Post; Our privacy doomsday could come sooner than we think "The case underscores with greater vigo...

A Notorious Sandy Hook Tormentor Is Arrested in Florida; The New York Times, January 27, 2020

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Elizabeth Williamson , The New York Times; A Notorious Sandy Hook Tormentor Is Arrested in Florida Wolfgang Halbig, who has falsely a...
Friday, January 24, 2020

This App Is a Dangerous Invasion of Your Privacy—and the FBI Uses It; Popular Mechanics, January 22, 2020

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Courtney Linder , Popular Mechanics; This App Is a Dangerous Invasion of Your Privacy—and the FBI Uses I t " Even Google Wouldn't...

The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It; The New York Times, January 18, 2020

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Kashmir Hill , The New York Times; The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It " Even if Clearview doesn’t make its a...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Five Ways Companies Can Adopt Ethical AI; Forbes, January 23, 2020

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Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, World Economic Forum , Forbes; Five Ways Companies Can Adopt Et...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

It’s Copyright Week 2020: Stand Up for Copyright Laws That Actually Serve Us All; Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), January 20, 2020

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Katharine Trendacosta, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF); It’s Copyright Week 2020: Stand Up for Copyright Laws That Actually Serve Us Al...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits; The Rolling Stone, January 9, 2020

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Amy X. Wang, The Rolling Stone; How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits  "Artists, songwriters, producers, and label...
Monday, January 20, 2020

A Practical Guide for Building Ethical Tech; January 20, 2020

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Zvika Krieger, Wired; A Practical Guide for Building Ethical Tech Companies are hiring "chief ethics officers," hoping to reg...
Sunday, January 19, 2020

The National Archives was wrong to alter history. Fortunately, it reversed course.; The Washington Post, January 18, 2020

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Editorial Board , The Washington Post; The National Archives was wrong to alter history. Fortunately, it reversed course. " This edi...

The Washington Post; National Archives says it was wrong to alter images; The Washington Post, January 18, 2020

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Steve Thompson and Joe Heim , The Washington Post; National Archives says it was wrong to alter images   "Officials at the ...

The National Archives used to stand for independence. That mission has been compromised.; The Washington Post, January 18, 2020

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Philip Kennicott , The Washington Post; The National Archives used to stand for independence. That mission has been compromised. ...
Saturday, January 18, 2020

National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump; The Washington Post, January 17, 2020

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Joe Heim , The Washington Post ; National Archives exhibit blurs images critical of President Trump   ""There's no re...

Textbooks are pricey. So students are getting creative.; The Washington Post, January 17, 2020

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Lauren Lumpkin , The Washington Post; Textbooks are pricey. So students are getting creative. " The exact toll taken by college...

Missouri could jail librarians for lending 'age-inappropriate' books; The Guardian, January 16, 2020

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Alison Flood , The Guardian; Missouri could jail librarians for lending 'age-inappropriate' books "A Missouri bill intended...

Putin wanted Russian science to top the world. Then a huge academic scandal blew up.; The Washington Post, January 17, 2020

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Robyn Dixon , The Washington Post; Putin wanted Russian science to top the world. Then a huge academic scandal blew up.   "No...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Why Patents and Copyrights Matter; Ayn Rand Institute, Janaury 15, 2020

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[47 min. Video] Elan Journo , Ayn Rand Institute; Why Patents and Copyrights Matter "Why do patents and copyrights matter? What do th...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Transformation and the Fourth Industrial (Data) Revolution; Research World, September 17, 2019

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Joaquim Bretcha , Research World; Transformation and the Fourth Industrial (Data) Revolution Opening speech at ESOMAR’s Congress in Edinb...

Ethics In AI: Why Values For Data Matter; Forbes, December 18, 2020

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Marc Teerlink, SAP, Global Vice President of Intelligent Enterprise Solutions & Artificial Intelligence , Forbes; Ethics In AI: Why Val...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Great Leaders Understand Why Small Gestures Matter; Harvard Business Review, January 13, 2020

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Bill Taylor , Harvard Business Review; Great Leaders Understand Why Small Gestures Matter "Maybe it’s time for all of us to reflect o...

Technology Can't Fix Algorithmic Injustice; Boston Review, January 9, 2020

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Annette Zimmermann, Elena Di Rosa, Hochan Kim, Boston Review; Technology Can't Fix Algorithmic Injustice We nee...

‘The Algorithm Made Me Do It’: Artificial Intelligence Ethics Is Still On Shaky Ground; Forbes, December 22, 2019

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Joe McKendrick, Forbes; ‘The Algorithm Made Me Do It’: Artificial Intelligence Ethics Is Still On Shaky Ground "While artificial inte...

Digital Threats On 2020 Elections; Texas Public Radio, January 11, 2020

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Michel Martin, Texas Public Radio; Digital Threats On 2020 Elections "Siva Vaidhyanathan has been writing about these concerns. He is...
Monday, January 13, 2020

China calls them ‘kindness students.’ They’re actually victims of cultural genocide.; The Washington Post, January 10, 2020

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Editorial Board , The Washington Post; China calls them ‘kindness students.’ They’re actually victims of cultural genocide. "In the...

Troll Watch: AI Ethics; NPR, January 11, 2020

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NPR; Troll Watch: AI Ethics " NPR's Michel Martin speaks with The Washington Post 's Drew Harwell about the ethical concerns...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Justice Department investigates Sci-Hub founder on suspicion of working for Russian intelligence; The Washington Post, December 19, 2019

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Shane Harris and Devlin Barrett, The Washington Post; Justice Department investigates Sci-Hub founder on suspicion of working for Russian in...
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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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