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, 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
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