TAILIEUCHUNG - ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET

The Internet has become an important form of communication in modern society, with a forecast of 500 million online globally by the year 2003. 1 Its increased use and accessibility have led to a burgeoning of cyber communities, where people of like minds and common interests transcend geographical barriers and communicate with one another on a range of subjects, some trivial, some controversial, and some intensely The vast amount of social and behavioral information potentially available on the Internet has made it a prime target for researchers wishing to study the dynamics of human interactions and their consequences in this virtual medium. Researchers can potentially collect. | ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET A REPORT OF A WORKSHOP June 10-11 1999 Washington DC Mark S. Frankel . and Sanyin Siang Scientific Freedom Responsibility and Law Program Directorate of Science and Policy Programs American Association for the Advancement of Science 1200 New York Avenue NW Washington DC 20005 November 1999 http spp dspp sfrl projects intres This report was funded under a contract with the . Office for Protection from Research Risks. The report s contents reflect the views of those participating in a workshop convened by the AAAS Program on Scientific Freedom Responsibility and Law in June 1999. They do not necessarily represent the views of the American Association for the Advancement of Science or the Office for Protection from Research Risks. 2 INTRODUCTION The Internet has become an important form of communication in modern society with a forecast of 500 million online globally by the year Its increased use and accessibility have led to a burgeoning of cyber communities where people of like minds and common interests transcend geographical barriers and communicate with one another on a range of subjects some trivial some controversial and some intensely The vast amount of social and behavioral information potentially available on the Internet has made it a prime target for researchers wishing to study the dynamics of human interactions and their consequences in this virtual medium. Researchers can potentially collect data from widely dispersed populations at relatively low cost and in less time than similar efforts in the physical world. As a result there has been an increase in the number of Internet studies ranging from surveys to naturalistic observation. Examples of recent research include the Carnegie Mellon HumanComputer Interaction Institute s investigation of the social and psychological effects of Internet use at home3and a University of Pittsburgh .

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