In spite of the title, I find the following talk very helpful. It should provide clarity on the limitations of commonly used technologies. Good luck! http://www.slideshare.net/alecmuffett/sex-lies-and-instant-messenger "This is water." - David Foster Wallace http://moreintelligentlife.com/story/david-foster-wallace-in-his-own-words On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Jenni Whitmer <jmariewhitmer@gmail.com>wrote:
I'm in the midst of revising an IRB protocol for my dissertation. I will be interviewing fashion bloggers about their experiences with blogging and their thoughts on the relation between blogging and fashion media. The bloggers I will be interviewing are all public figures, to one degree or another, and I don't see the questions I'm asking as being very sensitive in nature. I planned to interview respondents using their choice of Skype or instant messaging service. The IRB reviewer asked me to clarify how I plan to ensure privacy and confidentiality over Skype and IM specifically because they are online. I'm a little unsure of what to say. I suppose I can't guarantee privacy 100% over a public network, but is the threat really much more notable than being overheard during a face to face or phone interview? I was wondering if anyone had any advice or could refer me to any articles that address this issue. Are there any IM programs I could use that might minimize threats to privacy?
-- Jennifer Whitmer, MA Dept. of Sociology University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 89154-5033 phone: 440-429-5957 _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org
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