The Ethics of Internet Research
The Ethics of Internet Research
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互联网研究的伦理
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2008
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Ralph Schroeder
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R. Eynon;J. Fry;Ralph Schroeder
在线研究的伦理和伦理管理一直备受争议，一些专业组织已经为考虑在线进行研究的研究人员颁布了指导方针。本章概述了目前的情况，提出了不同类型的项目方面的相关考虑，并强调了一些在线研究人员面临的挑战和困境。本章面向三个主要的方法来收集基于互联网的数据：使用在线方法直接从个人收集数据，分析虚拟环境中的在线互动，以及在线领域的大规模分析。所涉及的问题包括与数据保护和管理、数据入侵有关的问题，以及隐私规范所引起的问题，以及互联网上的信息在多大程度上可以被视为故意“公开”。讨论基于离线研究中开发的伦理监管框架，注意到共性和差异。本章将讨论研究人员在与互联网有关的研究中可能遇到的一些主要伦理问题。这些问题已经讨论了一段时间，并为研究人员制定了一些指导方针（欧洲统计局和AoIR伦理工作组，2002年）。然而，关于互联网研究的伦理问题仍存在相当大的争论--尤其是因为互联网仍处于形成阶段，新的现象不断出现。在这一章中，我们不能指望涵盖研究伦理学的所有问题;到目前为止，这将需要一整本书。相反，我们将讨论一些已经辩论过的主要问题，以及一些已经讨论过的问题。
The ethics, and ethical governance, of online research have been much debated, and a number of professional organizations have promulgated guidelines for researchers considering conducting their research online. This chapter offers an overview of the current position, suggesting relevant considerations in respect of different kinds of project, and highlighting some of the challenges and dilemmas that online researchers face. The chapter is oriented to three principal approaches to gathering Internet-based data: use of online methods to gather data directly from individuals, analyzing online interaction within virtual environments, and large-scale analysis of online domains. Amongst issues covered are those relating to data protection and regulation, data intrusion, and issues raised by norms of privacy and to what extent information on the Internet can be regarded as intentionally ‘public’. The discussion is grounded in the ethical regulatory framework developed in offline research, noting commonalities and differences. This chapter will consider some of the main ethical issues that researchers are likely to encounter in Internet-related research. These issues have been discussed now for some time, and some guidelines for researchers have been established (Ess and the AoIR ethics working group, 2002). Yet there is still considerable debate about the ethics of Internet research – not least because the Internet is still in a formative phase and new phenomena continue to emerge. In this chapter, we cannot hope to cover all of the issues in research ethics; that would require a whole book by now. Instead, we will discuss some of the major issues that have been debated – as well as some that have