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/

Monday, May 30, 2022

Three Libraries Work with Teens to Pilot VR Program for Mental Health; Library Journal, May 26, 2022

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Matt Enis   , Library Journal ;  Three Libraries Work with Teens to Pilot VR Program for Mental Health " The Seattle Public Library (SP...

Nature addresses helicopter research and ethics dumping; Nature, June 2, 2022

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Nature;  Nature  addresses helicopter research and ethics dumping "Exploitative research practices, sadly, come in all shapes and sizes...
Friday, May 27, 2022

The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It; BuzzFeedNews, May 25, 2022

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Sarah Emerson, BuzzFeedNews;  The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It " BuzzFeed News repor...

Federal judge takes rare step of backing U.S. Supreme Court ethics code; Reuters, May 26, 2022

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Nate Raymond, Reuters;  Federal judge takes rare step of backing U.S. Supreme Court ethics code " Senior U.S. District Judge Reggie Wal...

Accused of Cheating by an Algorithm, and a Professor She Had Never Met; The New York Times, May 27, 2022

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Kashmir Hill , The New York Times; Accused of Cheating by an Algorithm, and a Professor She Had Never Met An unsettling glimpse at the digit...
Thursday, May 26, 2022

AI Ethics And The Quagmire Of Whether You Have A Legal Right To Know Of AI Inferences About You, Including Those Via AI-Based Self-Driving Cars; Forbes, May 25, 2022

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Lance Eliot , Forbes;  AI Ethics And The Quagmire Of Whether You Have A Legal Right To Know Of AI Inferences About You, Including Those Via ...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Editorial: A code of ethics could help the Supreme Court maintain integrity; Chicago Tribune, May 23, 2022

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The Editorial Board ,  Chicago Tribune;  Editorial: A code of ethics could help the Supreme Court maintain integrity " That integrity c...

Her tribal regalia was banned at graduation. So she worked to change the law.; The Washington Post, May 23, 2022

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  Cathy Free , The Washington Post;  Her tribal regalia was banned at graduation. So she worked to change the law. " Last month, Utah G...

Book Battle in Tennessee; American Libraries, May 11, 2022

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Lindsey Kimery   , American Libraries;  Book Battle in Tennessee Librarians fight back against state’s “obscenity” bill " So   how woul...
Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Are Robots The Solution To Understaffed Nursing Homes?; NPR, 1A, May 24, 2022

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NPR, 1A;  Are Robots The Solution To Understaffed Nursing Homes? " The notion of using robots in nursing homes also raises  ethical iss...
Monday, May 23, 2022

Republicans took away Disney’s special status in Florida. Now they’re gunning for Mickey himself; Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2022

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  HUGO MARTÍN , Los Angeles Times;  Republicans took away Disney’s special status in Florida. Now they’re gunning for Mickey himself "N...

New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive; PetaPixel, May 13, 2022

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  JAMES DERUVO , PetaPixel;  New Bill to Limit Copyright to 56 Years, Would be Retroactive " Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill ...
Sunday, May 22, 2022

One Bar Admission To Rule Them All?; Above The Law, May 6, 2022

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JAMES GOODNOW , Above The Law;  One Bar Admission To Rule Them All? " After several years of research, discussion, and drafting, the As...

Va. Republicans try to restrict minors’ access to two books after judge’s obscenity finding; Virginia Mercury, May 19, 2022

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GRAHAM MOOMAW , Virginia Mercury;  Va. Republicans try to restrict minors’ access to two books after judge’s obscenity finding ‘They’re basi...

Central Bucks is proposing a library policy that targets ‘sexualized content.’ Here’s why people are concerned.; The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 21, 2022

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  Maddie Hanna , The Philadelphia Inquirer;  Central Bucks is proposing a library policy that targets ‘sexualized content.’ Here’s why peopl...

Communities suffer when library budgets are cut​​​​​​​ - Sean McNamara; The Scotsman, May 22, 2022

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Sean McNamara, The Scotsman ;  Communities suffer when library budgets are cut​​​​​​​ - Sean McNamara How much value a nation or local autho...
Saturday, May 21, 2022

Some parents want action, but school guidance on Utah’s book ban law is still murky; KUER 90.1, May 20, 2022

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Jon Reed , KUER 90.1;  Some parents want action, but school guidance on Utah’s book ban law is still murky " Utah House Speaker   Brad ...

Texas librarians face harassment as they navigate book bans; The Texas Tribune, May 17, 2022

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  BROOKE PARK , The Texas Tribune;  Texas librarians face harassment as they navigate book bans " Baker’s experience represents one of ...
Friday, May 20, 2022

Federal officials caution employers on using AI in hiring; FCW, May 12, 2022

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Natalie Alms , FCW;  Federal officials caution employers on using AI in hiring " The growing use of artificial intelligence and other s...

How to best accommodate neurodiverse lawyers and neurodivergent clients; ABA Journal, May 19, 2022

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Haley Moss, ABA Journal ; How to best accommodate neurodiverse lawyers and neurodivergent clients " Supporting and accommodating neurod...
Thursday, May 19, 2022

The Supreme Court Needs an Ethics Code; The Atlantic, May 18, 2022

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  Bob Bauer , The Atlantic;  The Supreme Court Needs an Ethics Code "What the leak episode showed, however, is that, without formal, pu...

An Uphill Battle; American Libraries, May 2, 2022

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Austin Persinger  , American Libraries;  An Uphill Battle " The complaint bothered me, so I entered the conversation to talk about the ...
Monday, May 16, 2022

Ukraine’s information war is winning hearts and minds in the West; The Conversation, May 12, 2022

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  Michael Butler , Associate Professor of Political Science, Clark University , The Conversation; ;  Ukraine’s information war is winning he...

Texas A&M Weighs Sweeping Changes to Library; Inside Higher Ed, May 16, 2022

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Josh Moody , Inside Higher Ed;  Texas A&M Weighs Sweeping Changes to Library "The Texas A&M University system is working on a p...

Libraries are reimagining what public safety and access to resources look like; Prism, May 5, 2022

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  Tamar Sarai ,  Prism ;  Libraries are reimagining what public safety and access to resources look like " “People think libraries have...
Saturday, May 14, 2022

New Book Looks at Ethics Through the Television Screen; Meredith College, May 13, 2022

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Meredith College ;  New Book Looks at Ethics Through the Television Screen "Professor of Religious and Ethical Studies Steven A. Benko ...
Friday, May 6, 2022

The Information War in Ukraine Is Far From Over; The New York Times, May 5, 2022

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  SERGE SCHMEMANN , The New York Times;  The Information War in Ukraine Is Far From Over " As a former K.G.B. agent, Mr. Putin sees the...

What Is Happening to the People Falling for Crypto and NFTs; The New York Times, May 5, 2020

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  Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times;  What Is Happening to the People Falling for Crypto and NFTs " In the past year Yuga Labs,  the we...
Thursday, May 5, 2022

After years in committee limbo, a statewide ethics code is finally adopted in Vermont; VTDigger, May 4, 2022

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Sarah Mearhoff  , VTDigger;  After years in committee limbo, a statewide ethics code is finally adopted in Vermont "Gov. Phil Scott sig...

Trademark and copyright considerations for NFTs; Reuters, May 2, 2022

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  Sharon Urias, Reuters ;  Trademark and copyright considerations for NFTs " NFTs are mostly used to verify ownership of digital goods....
Wednesday, May 4, 2022

How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country; The New York Times, May 1, 2022

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Alexandra Alter  , The New York Times;  How a Debut Graphic Memoir Became the Most Banned Book in the Country Maia Kobabe’s book “Gender Que...

Chinese hackers took trillions in intellectual property from about 30 multinational companies; CBS News, May 4, 2022

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NICOLE SGANGA , CBS News;  Chinese hackers took trillions in intellectual property from about 30 multinational companies " A yearslong ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

The Seizure of Jewish Intellectual Property Ahead of World War II; Library of Congress, April 28, 2022

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Steve Andreadis , Library of Congress;  The Seizure of Jewish Intellectual Property Ahead of World War II " The following is a guest po...

In 35 years’ reporting from Solomon Islands, I have never seen such secrecy as the last few months; The Guardian, May 2, 2022

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Dorothy Wickham , The Guardian;  In 35 years’ reporting from Solomon Islands, I have never seen such secrecy as the last few months " A...
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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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