Our goal for this paper discusses the main research ethical concerns that arise in internet research and reviews existing research ethical guidance in relation to its application for educating digital citizens. In recent years we have witnessed a revolution in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) that has transformed every field of knowledge. Education has not remained detached from this revolution. Ethical questions in relation to technology encompass a wide range of topics, including privacy, neutrality, the digital divide, cyber crime, and transparency. In a growing digital society, digital citizens recognize and value the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they engage in safe, legal and ethical behaviors. Too often we see technology users misuse and abuse technology because they are unaware of what is appropriate. The true purpose of education in the digital age is to empower, researcher, educators, students, and families to be empathetic, responsible consumers and creators in the digital space and to maintain a community that values and practices positive digital citizenship. Educational and social science researchers should continue to seek better and more responsive guidelines that describe how to deal with ethical issues arising in various online research situations, contexts, and conditions and to educate the community by publishing and sharing their practices, findings, and solutions. Responsible practitioners, researchers and scholars need to become informed of current ethical best practices and make every effort to use appropriate ethical guidelines when designing and conducting research using the internet.