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Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research

Date Submitted: Oct 23, 2022
Date Accepted: Jan 12, 2023

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Ethics of Medical Archival Internet Research Data

Tsuriel T, Yom Tov E

Ethics of Medical Archival Internet Research Data

J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e43754

DOI: 10.2196/43754

PMID: 36719736

PMCID: 9929718

Ethics of Medical Archival Internet Research Data

  • Tsuriel Tsuriel; 
  • Elad Yom Tov

ABSTRACT

Medical research based on Internet archive data, which in some ways is quite different from other data-based studies, is becoming more and more common. Despite its uniqueness and the challenges that characterize it, clear ethical rules designed to guide practitioners in this field have not yet been written. This article points to the lacuna that exists in legal and ethical texts today and offers an ethically balancing alternative. Among other features, the balance is based on the famous Three Laws of Robotics by Asimov and a series of values, including Transparency, Accountability, Fairness, and Privacy.


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Please cite as:

Tsuriel T, Yom Tov E

Ethics of Medical Archival Internet Research Data

J Med Internet Res 2023;25:e43754

DOI: 10.2196/43754

PMID: 36719736

PMCID: 9929718

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