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The Ethics of Using Hacked Data: Patreon’s Data Hack and Academic Data Standards
Published on April 4, 2016
Council for Big Data, Ethics, and Society
Should researchers utilize hacked datasets that have been released in public forums? This case study discusses the ethical arguments for and against utilizing hacked crowdfunding data for academic research.
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