The Menlo Report: Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research

14 Pages Posted: 4 Jun 2014

Date Written: August 3, 2012

Abstract

This report proposes a framework for ethical guidelines for computer and information security research, based on the principles set forth in the 1979 Belmont Report, a seminal guide for ethical research in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Despite its age, the Belmont Report’s insightful abstraction renders it a valuable cornerstone for other domains. We describe how the three principles in the Belmont report can be usefully applied in fields related to research about or involving information and communication technology.

Keywords: research ethics, ethics, law, ICT risk

Suggested Citation

Kenneally, Erin E. and Dittrich, David, The Menlo Report: Ethical Principles Guiding Information and Communication Technology Research (August 3, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2445102. or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2445102

Erin E. Kenneally (Contact Author)

Elchemy ( email )

OR 97238
United States

HOME PAGE: http://www.elchemy.io

David Dittrich

University of Washington ( email )

TLB 307C Box 358426
1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402
United States

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