Chapter 18 Considerations for Informed Consent in the Context of Online, Interactive, Atlas Creation

Creators of cybercartographic atlases must address the ethical considerations of their work, particularly the matter of informed consent. Digital technologies add a new element to the already complex issue of research ethics and consent, since information placed on the web is readily available to anyone with Internet access. In this chapter, a historical overview of ethics and informed consent in anthropological work is provided, as is A …