"Kersjes said the dataset raised obvious ethical issues; first there was no proof that the kids in the photos were or were not autistic. Also, there was no way of knowing if the kids' guardians had consented to the photos being used this way."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/120378

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Here's Why Dozens of Autism Publications Were Retracted

Dataset scraped photos of kids from autism websites without consent