Sci-Hub ‘security risk’ claims irk open access advocates

Publishers warn that the pirate repository carries security risks, but critics say the threat is over-hyped to justify greater surveillance of researchers

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November 6, 2020
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November 11, 2020
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#1 Submitted by anurag3583 on November 8, 2020 - 6:31pm
I am from India .....In a private university, Teaching as an assistant professor ....want to do research ...and needed some good papers for reference ......My university doesn't have access those such paper ....govt don't want to close these type of universities...and system ( u know what I mean.. in India ....60 % universities are like this ....Assistant professor salary is not enough to spend in research... and for reputation and saving the job...we have to do research ....how an Asstt. prof. purchase the high-cost papers ...

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