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, July 30, 2020

This was the week America lost the war on misinformation; The Washington Post, July 30, 2020

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Margaret Sullivan , The Washington Post ;  This was the week America lost the war on misinformation " Some   new research, out ju...
Friday, July 24, 2020

Internet Archive to Publishers: Drop ‘Needless’ Copyright Lawsuit and Work with Us; Publishers Weekly, July 23, 2020

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Andrew Albanese , Publishers Weekly;  I nternet Archive to Publishers: Drop ‘Needless’ Copyright Lawsuit and Work with Us " During a ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020

An Ethics Guide for Tech Gets Rewritten With Workers in Mind; Wired, July 15, 2020

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Arielle Parde s , Wired; An Ethics Guide for Tech Gets Rewritten With Workers in Mind The Ethical Explorer Pack is designed to help Sili...
Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The Ethics of Reopening; Inside Higher Ed, July 21, 2020

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Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider , Inside Higher Ed;  The Ethics of Reopening " Pandemics rightly invite the language of science and best...

Reforming Digital Lending Libraries and the End of the Internet Archive; Jurist, July 20, 2020

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Binit Agrawal , Jurist; Reforming Digital Lending Libraries and the End of the Internet Archive " The lack of certainty relating to t...
Monday, July 20, 2020

Twitter disables video retweeted by Donald Trump over copyright complaint; The Guardian, July 19, 2020

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Reuters via The Guardian; Twitter disables video retweeted by Donald Trump over copyright complaint "Twitter has disabled a campaign-...
Sunday, July 19, 2020

How 'John Lewis: Good Trouble' serves as a warning; CNN, July 4, 2020

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Brandon Tensley , CNN;  How 'John Lewis: Good Trouble' serves as a warning " "I tell friends and family, colleagues and ...
Friday, July 17, 2020

If AI is going to help us in a crisis, we need a new kind of ethics; MIT Technology Review, June 24, 2020

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Will Douglas Heaven , MIT Technology Review; If AI is going to help us in a crisis, we need a new kind of ethics Ethics for urgency means...

Complaint Faults Museum Director for Hanging His In-Law’s El Greco; The New York Times, July 15, 2020

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Graham Bowley , The New York Times; Complaint Faults Museum Director for Hanging His In-Law’s El Greco   A whistle-blower accusation a...
Thursday, July 16, 2020

YouTube’s algorithms could be harming users looking for health information; Fast Company, July 15, 2020

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ANJANA SUSARLA , Fast Company;  YouTube’s algorithms could be harming users looking for health information " A significant fraction...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Vandals destroy Little Free Library inside children’s memorial garden in Hermitage; WKBN, July 10, 2020

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Dave Sess , WKBN; Vandals destroy Little Free Library inside children’s memorial garden in Hermitage   The Little Free Library was started...

AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards; Quartz, June 26, 2020

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Nicolás Rivero , Quartz; AI gatekeepers are taking baby steps toward raising ethical standards "This year, for the first time, majo...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020

What ‘X-Men’ Pulled Off 20 Years Ago, According to Those Who Made It; Observer, July 14, 2020

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Brandon Katz , Observer; What ‘X-Men’ Pulled Off 20 Years Ago, According to Those Who Made It "Winter hasn’t watched the movie front-...
Monday, July 13, 2020

Digital tools against COVID-19: taxonomy, ethical challenges, and navigation aid; The Lancet, June 29, 2020

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Urs Gasser, PhD, Marcello Ienca, PhD, James Scheibner, PhD, Joanna Sleigh, MA, Prof Effy Vayena, PhD, The Lancet; Digital tools against COVI...

David Burnett: An Open Letter to the NPPA on Ethics; PetaPixel, July 7, 2020

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David Burnett, PetaPixel; David Burnett: An Open Letter to the NPPA on Ethics " World-renowned photojournalist David Burnett recentl...
Saturday, July 11, 2020

“Keep on Pushing” Celebrating the life and career of E. J. Josey; American Libraries, June 27, 2020

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Phil Morehart   , American Libraries ;  “Keep on Pushing” Celebrating the life and career of E. J. Josey [Kip Currier: Uplifting art...

LSU Renames Library; Schools Across the Nation Take Similar Steps To Address Racist Past; Library Journal, July 2, 2020

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Lisa Peet   , Library Journal;  LSU Renames Library; Schools Across the Nation Take Similar Steps To Address Racist Past " As calls f...

I study the Internet’s flaws. The pandemic reminded me of its joys.; The Washington Post, May 14, 2020

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Josephine Wolff , The Washington Post;  I study the Internet’s flaws. The pandemic reminded me of its joys. " I feel unexpectedly aff...

I was wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition. Why are police allowed to use it?; The Washington Post, June 24, 2020

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Robert Williams , The Washington Post;  I was wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition. Why are police allowed to use it? " ...

Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm; The New York Times, June 24, 2020

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Kashmir Hill , The New York Times; Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial ...

Targeting intellectual theft; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 11, 2020

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The Editorial Board; Targeting intellectual theft A new bipartisan bill will help the U.S. clamp down on the theft of A...

Democracy activists' books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law; Reuters, July 5, 2020

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Reuters; Democracy activists' books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law "Books by prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy ...

China's Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users; The Guardian, July 8, 2020

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Lily Kuo , The Guardian; China's Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users Residents rush to erase digital footprints as ...

At least 238 writers and intellectuals were detained for their work last year, advocacy group says; The Washington Post, May 19, 2020

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Siobhán O'Grady , The Washington Post ; At least 238 writers and intellectuals were detained for their work last year, advocacy group s...

Library seeks community's help to document COVID-19 changes to daily life; University of North Georgia, May 21, 2020

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Clark Leonard , University of North Georgia; Library seeks community's help to document COVID-19 changes to daily life " Joy Bol...

America’s digital divide is an emergency; The Washington Post, June 23, 2020

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Katrina vanden Heuvel , The Washington Post ; America’s digital divide is an emergency   "The Internet was founded to connect. A...
Friday, July 10, 2020

American Girl Walks Back Threat to Sue 'Karen' Doll Parody Meme; Comic Book Resources, July 8, 2020

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Kelvin Childs, Comic Book Resources; American Girl Walks Back Threat to Sue 'Karen' Doll Parody Meme " American Girl  has wa...
Monday, June 22, 2020

2 Sentenced to House Arrest in Long-Running Scheme to Steal Rare Books; The New York Times, June 20, 2020

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Michael Levenson , The New York Times; 2 Sentenced to House Arrest in Long-Running Scheme to Steal Rare Books [Kip Currier: We've bee...
Monday, June 15, 2020

Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees; NPR, June 15, 2020

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Nina Totenberg , NPR; Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory To LGBTQ Employees "The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the 1964 Civi...
Sunday, June 14, 2020

Sentencing Thursday for two accused in Carnegie Library rare book theft; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 14, 2020

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Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  Sentencing Thursday for two accused in Carnegie Library rare book theft " It doesn’t matte...
Saturday, June 13, 2020

With an Internet of Animals, Scientists Aim to Track and Save Wildlife; The New York Times, June 9, 2020

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Jim Robbins , The New York Times;  With an Internet of Animals, Scientists Aim to Track and Save Wildlife Using tiny sensors and equipme...

What Do I Do if My Employer Does Something I Can’t Abide?; The New York Times, June 12, 2020

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Roxane Gay , The New York Times;  What Do I Do if My Employer Does Something I Can’t Abide? You have to calibrate the difference between...
Friday, June 12, 2020

AI, Robots, and Ethics in the Age of COVID-19; MIT Sloan Management Review, May 12, 2020

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Ayanna Howard and Jason Borenstein; AI, Robots, and Ethics in the Age of COVID-19 "There are many critical considerations we have to ...

Proposals for Copyright Law and Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic; infojustice, June 9, 2020

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Emily Hudson and Paul Wragg, infojustice; Proposals for Copyright Law and Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic " Abstract: This ar...

Internet Archive ends “emergency library” early to appease publishers; Ars Technica, June 11, 2020

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Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica; Internet Archive ends “emergency library” early to appease publishers Online library asks publishers...
Thursday, June 11, 2020

Imagine weathering this without Internet. Many are — and Congress should help.; The Washington Post, May 27, 2020

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Editorial Board   , The Washington Post;  Imagine weathering this without Internet. Many are — and Congress should help. " The digita...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Microaggressions Are A Big Deal: How To Talk Them Out And When To Walk Away; NPR, June 9, 2020

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Andrew Limbong, NPR;  Microaggressions Are A Big Deal: How To Talk Them Out And When To Walk Away " Kevin Nadal , a professor of psyc...
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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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