Safeguarding Open Science from exploitative practices
Danny Maupin, Matt Spick, Nophar Geifman
Abstract
Open research and data transparency are a bulwark against unethical activities, but can also introduce integrity risks. As with all public goods, freely available data can be exploited, and here we set out the case for the use of safeguarding practices.
Topics & Concepts
SafeguardingTransparency (behavior)Open dataOpen scienceInternet privacyPublic relationsBest practicePolitical scienceBusinessResearch ethicsPublic healthSet (abstract data type)Computer securityOpen sourceEngineering ethicsPublic health surveillanceResearch integrityOpen researchMEDLINEConfidentialityPublic trustData Protection Act 1998Public administrationPopulationContext (archaeology)Data integrityResearch Data Management PracticesAcademic integrity and plagiarismScientific Computing and Data Management