Very sorry, Peter, if my previous note seemed too abrupt - too much email this morning ... (so what's different?) Let me at least now include: thanks very much for making the observation, contributing your own experience (Elizabeth Buchanan and I would _love_ to talk with you about that!), and raising what for many of us is an increasingly urgent question. Again, any additional comments, insights, etc. that you - and/or other AoIR-ists can offer from your own experiences would be greatly appreciated! with all best wishes, -c.
Now my question for cross border scholars are the research ethics much different based on the privacy laws in Canada, the USA, Europe or Asia?
Of course I am more interested in privacy law differences than the actual ethics. But I am curious if there is an effect from the laws on the ethics?
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