Are any special steps required to protect data collected on film, photographs, and audio or videotape?
Yes. The subject must be informed that the data is being collected through such recordings. If you have received approval to use deception in your research, the subject must be informed of the true nature of the research as soon as possible and given a debriefing afterwards. Consent forms must describe specifically who will use these recordings, how they will be used, for what purposes, how long they will be stored, and how they will be disposed of at the end of the study. Use of such data for other purposes must be disclosed and permission obtained for subsequent use in a special part of the consent.
