The Facebook research study that caused much negative reaction
raised the question of how often Facebook and other websites
conducted such research without getting informed consent from
the participants. The answer appears to have been given by the
founder of the website OkCupid, Christian
, July 28, 2014 3:13 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Cc: Michael Palij
Subject: [tips] Have You Participated In An Internet Experiment -- Without
Informed Consent?
The Facebook research study that caused much negative reaction
raised the question of how often Facebook and other
On Monday, July 28, 2014 4:42 PM, Douglas Peterson wrote:
Consumer researchers have manipulated pricing, packaging,
product placement, etc and monitored purchasing patterns for
decades, all without informed consent.
I readily admit to not knowing enough about the history of consumer
research
