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Dittrich, David – Research Ethics, 2015
This paper considers some of the ethical issues surrounding the study of malicious activity in social networks, specifically using a technique known as "social honeypots" combined with the use of deception. This is a potentially touchy area of study that is common to social and behavioral research that is well understood to fall within…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Social Media, Ethics, Deception

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