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/

Sunday, April 3, 2022

Open source intelligence observers gain growing role in how war is viewed; Stars and Stripes, March 29, 2022

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  ALISON BATH , Stars and Stripes ;  Open source intelligence observers gain growing role in how war is viewed " Citizen intelligence a...
Friday, April 1, 2022

Self-driving semis may revolutionize trucking while eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs.; The Hill, March 23, 2022

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  Joseph Guzman  ,  The Hill;  Self-driving semis may revolutionize trucking while eliminating hundreds of thousands of jobs. "Aniruddh...
Tuesday, March 29, 2022

See ‘Spot’ Save: Robot Dogs Join the New York Fire Department; The New York Times, March 17, 2022

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Chelsia Rose Marcius , The New York Times;  See ‘Spot’ Save: Robot Dogs Join the New York Fire Department Plans to use two new robot dogs on...
Sunday, March 27, 2022

New ALA Poll Shows Voters Oppose Book Bans; American Libraries, March 24, 2022

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American Libraries;  New ALA Poll Shows Voters Oppose Book Bans "A  new national poll commissioned by the American Library Association ...
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Even in the digital age, Only human-made works are copyrightable in the U.S.; March 21, 2022

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K&L Gates LLP  -  Susan Kayser  and  Kristin Wells  , Lexology;  Even in the digital age, Only human-made works are copyrightable in the...

Online Copyright Piracy Debate Ramps Up Over Proposed Legal Fix; Bloomberg Law, March 23, 2022

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Riddhi Setty, Bloomberg Law ;  Online Copyright Piracy Debate Ramps Up Over Proposed Legal Fix " Sen.   Patrick Leahy   (D-Vt.) and Sen...
Friday, March 25, 2022

Opinion: Free speech doesn’t mean hecklers get to shut down campus debate; The Washington Post, March 24, 2022

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   Erwin Chemerinsky  and  Howard Gillman  , The Washington Post ;  Opinion:  Free speech doesn’t mean hecklers get to shut down campus deba...
Thursday, March 24, 2022

E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act; The New York Times, March 24, 2022

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Adam Satariano , The New York Times ;  E.U. Takes Aim at Big Tech’s Power With Landmark Digital Act The European Union was expected to final...
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Drones get blood to patients faster—and reduce waste; The University of British Columbia, March 21, 2022

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The University of British Columbia;  Drones get blood to patients faster—and reduce waste " Prompt blood delivery can be lifesaving for...

Panel: Drone warfare is increasingly sophisticated, deadly; Cornell Chronicle, March 17, 2022

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  Jim Hanchett   , Cornell Chronicle ;  Panel: Drone warfare is increasingly sophisticated, deadly "“We’re here to make sense of this e...

COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms; NPR, TED Radio Hour Comics, March 14, 2022

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VRENI STOLLBERGER, LA Johnson,  NPR, TED Radio Hour Comics ;  COMIC: How a computer scientist fights bias in algorithms

The ex-Google researcher staring down Big Tech; Politico, March 18, 2022

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BRAKKTON BOOKER   , Politico;  The ex-Google researcher staring down Big Tech " THE RECAST:    President Biden ran on a platform promis...
Monday, March 21, 2022

Names on a list: Fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time; Associated Press, March 21, 2022

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MSTYSLAV CHERNOV , Associated Press; Names on a list: Fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time " The absence of information in a bloc...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Wake County Library Makes It Harder to Ban Books; IndyWeek, March 16, 2022

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Jasmine Gallup, IndyWeek;  Wake County Library Makes It Harder to Ban Books " Wake County’s Community Services program manager Frank Co...

A professor found his exam questions posted online. He’s suing the students responsible for copyright infringement.; The Washington Post, March 16, 2022

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Jaclyn Peiser , The Washington Post ;  A professor found his exam questions posted online. He’s suing the students responsible for copyright...

U.S. News Ranked Columbia No. 2, but a Math Professor Has His Doubts; The New York Times, March 17, 2022

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Anemona Hartocollis , The New York Times;  U.S. News Ranked Columbia No. 2, but a Math Professor Has His Doubts " The rankings have dri...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says US businesses should pull out of Russia, calls for more aid; USA Today, March 16, 2022

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Joey Garrison Celina Tebor Ledyard King John Bacon Rick Rouan Matthew Brown , USA Today;  Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says US businesses s...

Violence against women in politics marks ‘moral and ethical failure’ - General Assembly President; United Nations News, March 15, 2022

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United Nations News ;  Violence against women in politics marks ‘moral and ethical failure’ - General Assembly President As a former Parliam...

The Ukrainian War and Ethical Leadership; Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, March 15, 2022

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  Ann Skeet,  Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University;  The Ukrainian War and Ethical Leadership " Throughout thes...

In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected; The New York Times, March 15, 2022

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Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times;  In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected " I am always amazed by the courage that seemin...
Monday, March 14, 2022

Fleeing Putin’s wartime crackdown, Russian journalists build media hubs in exile; The Washington Post, March 13, 2022

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Steve Hendrix , The Washington Post ;  Fleeing Putin’s wartime crackdown, Russian journalists build media hubs in exile " Smirnov was a...

Sandy Hook review: anatomy of an American tragedy – and the obscenity of social media; The Guardian, March 13, 2022

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Charles Kaiser  , The Guardian;  Sandy Hook review: anatomy of an American tragedy – and the obscenity of social media " Those recommen...
Saturday, March 12, 2022

When schools went virtual, online bullying declined; The Washington Post, February 10, 2022

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Christopher Shea , The Washington Post;  When schools went virtual, online bullying declined "(According to one 2019  study  from the C...

Ukraine's libraries are offering bomb shelters, camouflage classes and, yes, books; NPR, March 9, 2022

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  Bill Chappell, NPR;  Ukraine's libraries are offering bomb shelters, camouflage classes and, yes, books " Libraries are playing v...

Keyboard warriors: Ukraine’s IT army switches to war footing; The Guardian, March 12, 2022

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Mark Sweney , The Guardian;  Keyboard warriors: Ukraine’s IT army switches to war footing " And so far, the plans to maintain digital r...

About WBUR's Ethics Guide; WBUR, March 10, 2022

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WBUR;  About WBUR's Ethics Guide " The committee approached the guidelines from the vantage point of WBUR journalists and journalis...

Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story; NPR, March 11, 2022

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 Carrie Johnson, NPR;  Justice Department ends limiting compassionate release in plea deals after NPR story " The Justice Department is...
Thursday, March 10, 2022

An Ethical Toolkit for Engineering/Design Practice; Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University

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Shannon Vallor, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University;  An Ethical Toolkit for Engineering/Design Practice " The...

Report of the Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms; University of Pittsburgh, March 2022

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  University of Pittsburgh; Report of the Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms

David J. Hickton: Report for region: People must have voice, stake in algorithms; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 10, 2022

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David J. Hickton, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  David J. Hickton: Report for region: People must have voice, stake in algorithms " The ...

America must win the race for A.I. ethics; Fortune, February 15, 2022

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Will Griffin, Fortune;  America must win the race for A.I. ethics " Buried in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 20...

Vermont is one of five states without a statutory code of ethics. A bill in the Senate seeks to change that; Vermont Public Radio (VPR), March 8, 2022

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Peter Hirschfeld , Vermont Public Radio (VPR);  Vermont is one of five states without a statutory code of ethics. A bill in the Senate seeks...

MapLab: The Case for a Cartographer’s Code of Ethics; Bloomberg, March 9, 2022

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Marie Patino , Bloomberg ;  MapLab: The Case for a Cartographer’s Code of Ethics "In 2017, Kent spearheaded the drafting of the first a...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods; The New York Times, February 28, 2022

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  Cecilia Kang , The New York Times;  Here Comes the Full Amazonification of Whole Foods " The technology, known as Just Walk Out, cons...

Opinion: Travels with Milley: The general brings his ‘big green map’ to NATO’s flank; The Washington Post, March 8, 2022

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David Ignatius , The Washington Post;  Opinion:  Travels with Milley: The general brings his ‘big green map’ to NATO’s flank " On the e...

Law Society of Ontario cancels upcoming bar exams after content allegedly leaked to some candidates; Toronto Star, March 5, 2022

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Joshua Chong , Toronto Star;  Law Society of Ontario cancels upcoming bar exams after content allegedly leaked to some candidates "The ...

An Upcoming Webinar on AR/VR, Ethics, and Law; Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, Thursday, March 10, 2022 12 Noon PST/3 PM EST

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Irina Raicu, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University;  An Upcoming Webinar on AR/VR, Ethics, and Law Thursday, March 10...
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Fighting Disinformation Can Feel Like a Lost Cause. It Isn’t.; The New York Times, March 7, 2022

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Jay Caspian Kang , The New York Times;  Fighting Disinformation Can Feel Like a Lost Cause. It Isn’t. " Joel Breakstone, the director o...
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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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