Internet research ethics

Internet research ethics involves the research ethics of Internet research, with an emphasis on scientific research carried out via the Internet.

Especially well-known to those interested in bioethics are the Belmont Principles They provide a useful conceptual framework for consideration of issues in research ethics relevant to the protection of human subjects involved in biomedical or behavioral research. However, a principle-based approach is only one of a number of conceptual frameworks that are used to examine ethical issues. Others include:


 * Consequentialist (or utilitarian) ethics
 * Deontological ethics
 * Ethics of care
 * Virtue ethics
 * Open source ethics