Internet research ethics and the institutional review board: Current practices and issues

EA Buchanan, CM Ess - ACM Sigcas Computers and Society, 2009 - dl.acm.org
EA Buchanan, CM Ess
ACM Sigcas Computers and Society, 2009dl.acm.org
The Internet has been used as a place for and site of an array of research activities. From
online ethnographies to public data sets and online surveys, researchers and research
regulators have struggled with an array of ethical issues around the conduct of online
research. This paper presents a discussion and findings from Buchanan and Ess's study on
US-based institutional review boards and the state of internet research ethics.
The Internet has been used as a place for and site of an array of research activities. From online ethnographies to public data sets and online surveys, researchers and research regulators have struggled with an array of ethical issues around the conduct of online research. This paper presents a discussion and findings from Buchanan and Ess's study on US-based institutional review boards and the state of internet research ethics.
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