Dave Farber
2018-07-26 02:45:36 UTC
Subject: Re: WIRED: Was It Ethical for Dropbox to Share Customer Data with Scientists?
Date: July 26, 2018 at 11:37:38 AM GMT+9
-------------------------------------------Date: July 26, 2018 at 11:37:38 AM GMT+9
Subject: RE: "A Study of Thousands of Dropbox Projects Reveals How Successful Teams Collaborate"
Date: July 25, 2018 at 10:44:34 AM EDT
I still cannot seem to get access to the article itself but have been following the article commentary in Wired (https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/ <https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/> ). The author from Dropbox has stated in that article that the data which were given to the NU researchers was anonymized and could not be reidentified. The methods for the process are not included but in answer to your question, if the data could be reidentified by reasonable means, yes, the study would need to be submitted to the IRB. Any project that has identifiable people at the outset, or in the process, has to be submitted to the IRB.
Regards,
Kathleen
Kathleen E. Murphy, PhD, CIP
Manager, Social and Behavioral Research
Northwestern University IRB
Chambers Hall
600 Foster Street, Rm 234
Evanston, IL 60208
847-467-1723
"Was It Ethical for Dropbox to Share Customer Data with Scientists?"
https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/?mbid=email_onsiteshare <https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/?mbid=email_onsiteshare>
Simson, can you share with the group the responses you received from Northwesternâs IRB and Dropbox?
Lorraine
Lorraine Kisselburgh
www.lkisselburgh.net
Sent from my iPad
Date: July 25, 2018 at 10:44:34 AM EDT
I still cannot seem to get access to the article itself but have been following the article commentary in Wired (https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/ <https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/> ). The author from Dropbox has stated in that article that the data which were given to the NU researchers was anonymized and could not be reidentified. The methods for the process are not included but in answer to your question, if the data could be reidentified by reasonable means, yes, the study would need to be submitted to the IRB. Any project that has identifiable people at the outset, or in the process, has to be submitted to the IRB.
Regards,
Kathleen
Kathleen E. Murphy, PhD, CIP
Manager, Social and Behavioral Research
Northwestern University IRB
Chambers Hall
600 Foster Street, Rm 234
Evanston, IL 60208
847-467-1723
"Was It Ethical for Dropbox to Share Customer Data with Scientists?"
https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/?mbid=email_onsiteshare <https://www.wired.com/story/dropbox-sharing-data-study-ethics/?mbid=email_onsiteshare>
Simson, can you share with the group the responses you received from Northwesternâs IRB and Dropbox?
Lorraine
Lorraine Kisselburgh
www.lkisselburgh.net
Sent from my iPad
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