Q: Can I use government organizational data available online for data analysis?

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I am trying to extract customer electricity consumption data from a government website. I will scrape only their electricity usage, not any sensitive data. Eventually, I plan to publish my analysis in some journal. What are the legal troubles that I could face in the worst case?

Asked on Oct 31, 2020
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Answer:

Hello. Thanks for your query. We have shared this with our data/ethics expert, and shall get back to you as early as possible.

Answered by Irfan Syed 3 Nov, 2020

Senior Writer and Editor