Data acquisition is the most important factor or stage as the entire project development is based on the acquired data. There are several ethical issues which must always be considered when planning any type of data collection.
We need to understand that the data which is collected is ethical only if the provider agrees to provide. For example, in case of smartphone users, data is collected by clicking on allow when it asks for permission and by agreeing to all the terms and conditions. But at the same time if one does not want to share his/her data with anyone then this ethical issue hampers the acquisition process and lowers the accuracy or amount of data required for development.
Hence Regardless of the type of data collection, it is absolutely necessary to gain the approval of the community from which the data will collected otherwise.
