The point of open data is to make it open. So long as its use is cited, there is nothing unethical about using it w/o notifying its creators
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But technically they did nothing wrong with respect to the ethics of
#openscience. But I imagine if you wrote an etiquette manual this would -
I totally get that. I'm a little uncomfortable with the idea that 'technically doing nothing wrong' is the same as ok tho.
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You know this idea of data etiquette for open science is exactly why I and others have been saying open data and science generally needs
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more ethical guidelines and yes, etiquette too. So I'm glad you are on our side. People using open data for specific fascist propaganda, for
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example, is one issue I think needs to be addressed as it keeps coming up. This one is obviously less Political and more political, but
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nonetheless deserving of a better look at how open data and science are used.
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There's other issue not just fascists using open data/science. For example,
@DaniRabaiotti makes a good point about poachers using data to -
locate and kill vulnerable/endangered species.
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