Australian metadata laws put confidential interviews at risk, with no protections for research
- Written by Mark Pearson, Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University
Interviews from a range of sensitive research topics may be at risk. These include immigration, crime and corruption.Shutterstock
Each year, academics and students make countless applications for research ethics approval, based on the promise of confidentiality to their interview subjects. Interviewees sometimes offer academic researchers...