"But the data is already public": On the ethics of research in Facebook

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 313-325

  Zimmer, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Facebook; Privacy; Research ethics; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ANONYMITY; DATA ANONYMIZATION; ETHICAL CONCERNS; FACEBOOK; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS;

DATA PRIVACY;

EID: 78149496553     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-010-9227-5     Document Type: Article

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