Re:“They introduce kernel bugs on purpose”
by gbrown on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @08:23AM
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A human subjects determination isn’t really an approval, just a note that the research isn’t HSR, which it sounds like this wasn’t.
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Re:“They introduce kernel bugs on purpose”
by op00to on Thursday April 22, 2021 @12:08PM
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It absolutely was human subject research. Try for yourself! Here's the NIH's rubric:
https://grants.nih.gov/policy/humansubjects/hs-decision.htm
for q1, the study collects data like observations of behavior, so we must answer yes.
for q2, none of the exemptions apply - it's not an educational setting, they're not sending a survey, it's not an observation of the public - they're interacting, and it's clear that these interactions are not benign - they have clear impact on the community. None of these exemptions apply.
Based on this flow, it's clear the study involves "human research".