Abstract
The sheer quantity of qualitative data that researchers can find online increases every day. In this chapter Anna Harris addresses ethical challenges of using this online material for research, principally images. She introduces how researchers have used found images online and the ethical issues already highlighted in the literature, before discussing her collaborative study of YouTube videos made by users of online genetic testing services. In this chapter Harris discusses ethical dilemmas she and her collaborators faced when engaging with this video material, their solutions and unresolved concerns. The discussion covers topics of borderless research, ownership of data, confidentiality and obtaining consent. As internet-based research escalates, and online encounters pervade everyday life, these are issues of importance to researchers, ethics committees and the broader public.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Ethics for Visual Research |
| Subtitle of host publication | Theory, Methodologt and Practice |
| Editors | Deborah Warr, Marilys Guillemin , Susan Cox, Jenny Waycott |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 61-73 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-137-54305-9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-137-54854-2, 978-1-349-71477-3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |