A Framework for Understanding and Applying Ethical Principles in Network and Security Research

In Workshop on Ethics in Computer Security Research (WECSR '10), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, (January 2010)

7 Pages Posted: 13 Sep 2012

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Erin Kenneally

Elchemy

Michael Bailey

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Douglas Maughan

Government of the United States of America - Department of Homeland Security

Date Written: January 1, 2010

Abstract

Current information and communications technology poses a variety of ethical challenges for researchers. In this paper, we present an intellectual framework for understanding and applying ethical principles in networking and security research rooted in the guidance suggested by an ongoing Department of Homeland Security working group on ethics. By providing this prototype ethical impact assessment, we seek to en- courage community feedback on the working group’s nascent efforts and spur researchers to concretely evaluate the ethical impact of their work.

Keywords: research ethics, computer security ethics, ethical impact assessment, information and communications technology research, technology policy

Suggested Citation

Kenneally, Erin E. and Bailey, Michael and Maughan, Douglas, A Framework for Understanding and Applying Ethical Principles in Network and Security Research (January 1, 2010). In Workshop on Ethics in Computer Security Research (WECSR '10), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, (January 2010), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2145635

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Michael Bailey

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Douglas Maughan

Government of the United States of America - Department of Homeland Security ( email )

United States

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