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NIH support of mobile, imaging, pervasive sensing, social media and location tracking (MISST) research: laying the foundation to examine research ethics in the digital age

npj Digital Medicine 2018 Abstract Mobile Imaging, pervasive Sensing, Social media and location Tracking (MISST) tools used in research are raising new ethical challenges for scientists and the Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) charged with protecting human participants.

Ethical and regulatory challenges of research using pervasive sensing and other emerging technologies: IRB perspectives

AJOB Empirical Bioethics 2017 Vast quantities of personal health information and private identifiable information are being created through mobile apps, wearable sensors, and social networks.

Reimagining human research protections for 21st century science

JMIR 2016

New Challenges for Research Ethics in the Digital Age

Future of Privacy Forum 2015MISST (mobile imaging, sensing, social media, location tracking) technologies outpace existing ethical and regulatory guidelines, creating challenges for researchers and IRBs. The paper calls for updated ethical frameworks and improved technology literacy to ensure responsible, trustworthy health research.