Data protection and privacy are a part of the ethics of modern research. There is a number of issues that must be initially dealt with and resolved when planning one’s own project activities.
The ethical aspects of data are many. Examples include defining ownership of data, obtaining consent to collect and share data, protecting the identity of human subjects and their personal identifying information, and the licensing of data.
Ethical of legal issues that can have impact on data sharing.
Are there any ethical and legal restrictions on the data?