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/

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
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