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Re: Institutional Review Board policies

Posted by Noa on January 25, 2001, at 16:14:41

In reply to Re: Institutional Review Board policies, posted by shar on January 25, 2001, at 9:40:33

I definitely have attempted to guard my privacy/identity because of the nature of what I have disclosed here.

It does strike me that many posters here have been quite unguarded, using their own names, or something identifiable as a name, and, in the text of their messages, providing information that could help to identify them (some of which can seem benign by itself, but when combined with other personal info might give away more than is advisable)---personal info like location, name of workplace, affiliations/activities of various kinds, spouse name, kids' names, last names, etc.

Dr. Bob, one would think this isn't necessary, but perhaps when people register, you could offer a brief, very prominent warning message about the benefits of choosing a non-identifying screen name, and of being very judicious with personal, identifying info, on the web in general, but here especially, since the "intimacy" of the exchanges can sometimes create an illusion of being in a group with closer boundaries than are really there. What I am envisioning is a warning message that new registrants would have to go "through" to register their name here--I am thinking that this step could create a moment of thought about this that could really help.

What do you think?


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