Janhonen, Joel http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0696-7987
Värttö, Mikko http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8772-7872
Saxén, Heikki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7432-1160
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Turku
Article History
Received: 6 February 2024
Accepted: 7 June 2024
First Online: 10 July 2024
Declarations
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: When first launching the MyBioethics application, all users need to accept our and —created based on the General Data Protection Regulation. Consent includes approval for using the resulting data for research purposes. Because this work utilizes data from a third-party source—primarily gathered to support and enable the functionality of the application (including dilemma voting)—applying for a formal ethics committee approval was not possible in advance. The research method compiles existing data from an online source, qualifying it as secondary research.
: The mobile application and the connected website were developed in collaboration with the Finnish Institute of Bioethics, a non-profit organization. The authors of this work are researchers and board members at the institute. Due to legal reasons, the application was published by Duckling Codehouse Oy, which also is the holder of its copyright. Authors have varying personal business relationships with this company, and they have at times received compensation for their work developing the application and its content. However, given that the software is free and contains no advertisement, any increase in app use or number of downloads does not directly financially benefit them, the institute, or the company. This research will be used to apply for future funding.