Ron Iphofen FAcSS is an independent consultant based in France with international recognition for expertise on research ethics and professional standards in research. His primary consultative activity at present is for the European Commission Directorate General for Science and Innovation, the Research Executive Agency (REA) and the European Research Council (ERC).Dónal O’Mathúna is Associate Professor at The Ohio State University, USA. He has led funded research projects into humanitarian research ethics and has contributed to ethics initiatives and guidelines with the World Health Organization, UNICEF and UNESCO.

• Introduction: Ethical Issues in Covert, Security and Surveillance Research; Ron Iphofen and Dónal O’MathúnaChapter 1. Surveillance Ethics: An Introduction to an Introduction; Kevin MacnishChapter 2. Science, Ethics, and Responsible Research - The Case of Surveillance; Alfonso Alfonsi and Maresa BerliriChapter 3. Research is Not a Private Matter; Paul SpickerChapter 4. Covert Research Ethics; Marco MarzanoChapter 5. Taking Shortcuts: Correlation Not Causation, and the Moral Problems It Brings; Kevin MacnishChapter 6. The Big Data World: Benefits, Threats and Ethical Challenges; Marina Da BormidaChapter 7. Health Data, Public Interest, and Surveillance for Non-Health Related Purposes; Mark Taylor and Richard KirkhamChapter 8. Privacy and Security: German Perspectives, European Trends and Ethical Implications; Hartmut AdenChapter 9. A Framework for Reviewing Dual Use Research; Simon E. KolstoeChapter 10. Security Risk Management in Hostile Environments: Community-Based and Systems-Based Approaches; Daniel Paul and Alex StedmonChapter 11. Conducting Ethical Research in Sensitive Security Domains: Understanding Threats and the Importance of Building Trust; Alex Stedmon and Daniel PaulChapter 12. Covert Aspects of Surveillance and the Ethical Issues They Raise; David J. Harper, Darren Ellis, and Ian TuckerGuidance Notes for Reviewers and Policymakers on Covert, Deceptive and Surveillance Research; Ron Iphofen, Simon Kolstoe, Kevin Macnish, Paul Spicker, and Dónal O’Mathúna