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

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Thursday, February 17, 2022

‘Fight Club’ Ending Is Restored in China After Censorship Outcry; The New York Times, February 8, 2022

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Mike Ives  and  John Liu , The New York Times;  ‘Fight Club’ Ending Is Restored in China After Censorship Outcry Last month, viewers noticed...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Google plans privacy change similar to Apple’s, which wiped $230 billion off Facebook’s market cap; CNBC, February 16, 2022

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Jessica Bursztynsky  , CNBC;  Google plans privacy change similar to Apple’s, which wiped $230 billion off Facebook’s market cap " Goog...

Defenders of Patron Privacy; American Libraries, September 1, 2021

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Sanhita SinhaRoy   , American Libraries;  Defenders of Patron Privacy " When the FBI approached George Christian in 2005 with a nationa...
Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Your sense of privacy evolved over millennia – that puts you at risk today but could improve technology tomorrow; The Conversation, February 11, 2022

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Laura Brandimarte   Alessandro Acquisti , The Conversation ;  Your sense of privacy evolved over millennia – that puts you at risk today but...

Opinion: A lawsuit against Google points out a much bigger privacy problem; The Washington Post, February 14, 2022

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Editorial Board , The Washington Post;  Opinion:  A lawsuit against Google points out a much bigger privacy problem " The phenomenon th...

What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok's algorithm; NPR, February 14, 2022

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Jess Kung, NPR;  What internet outrage reveals about race and TikTok's algorithm " The more our lives become intertwined and caught...
Friday, February 11, 2022

The Positives—and Perils—of Storytelling; HBR IdeaCast, Episode 840, February 8, 2022

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Curt Nickisch, HBR IdeaCast, Episode 840;  The Positives—and Perils—of Storytelling " JONATHAN GOTTSCHALL: Ever since I published The S...

Congress approves bill to end forced arbitration in sexual assault cases; NPR, February 10, 2022

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Deirdre Walsh, NPR ;  Congress approves bill to end forced arbitration in sexual assault cases " The Senate approved legislation bannin...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

The Supreme Court needs a code of ethics; The Hill, February 10, 2022

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STEVEN LUBET , The Hill;  The Supreme Court needs a code of ethics " A Supreme Court ethics code could delineate the circumstances in w...

Ginni and Clarence Thomas draw questions about Supreme Court ethics; ABC News, February 8, 2022

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Devin Dwyer  and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim , ABC News ;  Ginni and Clarence Thomas draw questions about Supreme Court ethics "There are no ...

The Sandy Hook Father Who Refused to Let Alex Jones Win; The New York Times, February 10, 2022

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Kara Swisher, The New York Times;  The Sandy Hook Father Who Refused to Let Alex Jones Win Conspiracy theories have loomed over the school s...

TikTok bans misgendering, deadnaming from its content; NPR, February 9, 2022

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RINA TORCHINSKY  , NPR;  TikTok bans misgendering, deadnaming from its content " TikTok is updating its   community guidelines   to ban...
Monday, February 7, 2022

15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump's Mar-a-Lago; NPR, February 7, 2022

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Jonathan Franklin , NPR;  15 boxes of White House records have been recovered at Trump's Mar-a-Lago " The National Archives and Rec...

Republicans censure Cheney, Kinzinger, call Jan. 6 probe attack on 'legitimate political discourse'; Reuters, February 4, 2022

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Doina Chiacu , Reuters;  Republicans censure Cheney, Kinzinger, call Jan. 6 probe attack on 'legitimate political discourse' " ...

‘Dangerous and Cruel’: YA Authors Say Unprecedented Book Bans Hurt Kids Most; Rolling Stone, February 4, 2022

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ANDREA MARKS , Rolling Stone;  ‘Dangerous and Cruel’: YA Authors Say Unprecedented Book Bans Hurt Kids Most " YA fantasy novelist Kalyn...

UI professors violated ethics policy, free speech, investigation finds; The Daily Iowan, February 3, 2022

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Rylee Wilson , The Daily Iowan;  UI professors violated ethics policy, free speech, investigation finds " An investigation found that t...

China’s Peng Shuai says there was ‘misunderstanding’ over her allegations, announces retirement; The Washington Post, February 7, 2022

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Christian Shepherd , The Washington Post;  China’s Peng Shuai says there was ‘misunderstanding’ over her allegations, announces retirement ...
Sunday, February 6, 2022

Ridgeland leaders respond to library controversy; WJTV, February 2, 2022

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Cianna Reeves ,  WJT V ;  Ridgeland leaders respond to library controversy "It’s been a week since the Ridgeland Public Library announc...

Opinion: Putin is trying to wipe out the work of his strongest opponent. He won’t succeed.; The Washington Post, February 2, 2022

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Editorial Board , The Washington Post;  Opinion:  Putin is trying to wipe out the work of his strongest opponent. He won’t succeed. " D...

No Way Home Foreshadows The Greatest Problem With The X-Men; ScreenRant, February 3, 2022

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Thomas Bacon, ScreenRant;  No Way Home Foreshadows The Greatest Problem With The X-Men " Spider-Man is the only Avenger to date who has...
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Public’s Views of Supreme Court Turned More Negative Before News of Breyer’s Retirement; Pew Research Center, February 2, 2022

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Pew Research Center ;  Public’s Views of Supreme Court Turned More Negative Before News of Breyer’s Retirement " The U.S. Supreme Court...

Legal Scholars Push For Supreme Court Ethics Code As Gorsuch And Thomas Come Under Fire; Forbes, February 4, 2022

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  Alison Durkee , Forbes;  Legal Scholars Push For Supreme Court Ethics Code As Gorsuch And Thomas Come Under Fire " More than two doze...

THE BANGALORE PRINCIPLES OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT; The Judicial Integrity Group

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The Judicial Integrity Group ,  THE BANGALORE PRINCIPLES OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT " THE BANGALORE PRINCIPLES OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT The Bangalo...

Judges vote unanimously to adopt new conduct and ethics guidelines; The Irish Times, February 4, 2022

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Mary Carolan , The Irish Times;  Judges vote unanimously to adopt new conduct and ethics guidelines " Judges have voted to adopt new co...

Two members of Google’s Ethical AI group leave to join Timnit Gebru’s nonprofit; The Verge, February 2, 2022

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Emma Roth , The Verge;  Two members of Google’s Ethical AI group leave to join Timnit Gebru’s nonprofit " Two members of Google’s Ethic...
Friday, February 4, 2022

Where Automated Job Interviews Fall Short; Harvard Business Review (HBR), January 27, 2022

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Zahira Jaser,   Dimitra Petrakaki,   Rachel Starr,   and  Ernesto Oyarbide-MagaƱa , Harvard Business Review (HBR) ;  Where Automated Job Int...

IRS plan to scan your face prompts anger in Congress, confusion among taxpayers; The Washington Post, January 27, 2022

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Drew Harwell , The Washington Post;  IRS plan to scan your face prompts anger in Congress, confusion among taxpayers " The $86 million ...

Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S.; The New York Times, January 30, 2022

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Elizabeth A. Harris  and Alexandra Alter , The New York Times ;  Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S. Challenges to books about sexual an...

What the Banning of Maus and V for Vendetta Tell Us About Comic Book Censorship; CBR, February 1, 2022

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Tommy Ebbs, CBR;  What the Banning of Maus and V for Vendetta Tell Us About Comic Book Censorship " What is of particular interest is t...
Monday, January 31, 2022

Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, Brother Thay; On Being with Krista Tippett, January 27, 2022, Original Air Date September 25, 2003

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On Being with Krista Tippett ;  Remembering Thich Nhat Hanh, Brother Thay " Tippett :  I wonder if you can think of, say, a situation w...
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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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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