Benefits and Privacy Concerns of a Home Equipped with a Visual Sensing System: A Perspective from Older Adults
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Monitoring technology has the potential to allow older adults to remain in their homes longer than may otherwise be possible. However, often this monitoring technology captures images which may cause privacy concerns, especially when these images are captured in a home environment. We used Likert scales within a structured interview to investigate privacy concerns in an aware or smart home environment. Specifically, we were interested in how the type of image that was captured and the level of functioning of the person being monitored affected privacy concerns in a home environment. The data suggest that both device type as well as level of functioning affect privacy concerns in a variety of situations, providing the first evidence that certain privacy concerns are not independent of situation variables.
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Older adults' privacy concerns about monitoring systems are conditional, being weighed against potential benefits such as maintaining independence, monitoring only by family, or necessity.
“With respect to privacy concerns, the older adults' comments were conditional: If this [ monitoring system ] would keep me independent longer, I wouldn't mind as much ; If it's only my daughter who monitors me, it's alright; If you really need it, privacy becomes secondary.”
From Toward a Psychological Science of Advanced Technology Design for Older Adults (2010) · cites this paper as Caine, Fisk, & Rogers, 2006
Older adults were more willing to have cameras if their cognitive function had declined, their movement abilities had declined, or they were facing a decision to move to an assisted living facility.
“They were more willing to have cameras if they were in a situation where their cognitive function had declined, their movement abilities had declined, or if they were facing a decision to move to an assisted living facility.”
From Toward a Psychological Science of Advanced Technology Design for Older Adults (2010) · cites this paper as Caine, et al., 2006
Older adults reported they would be open to having visual sensing devices, including cameras, in their home.
“Older adults also reported that they would be open to the idea of having visual sensing devices in their home, including cameras ( Caine, et al., 2006 ).”
From Toward a Psychological Science of Advanced Technology Design for Older Adults (2010) · cites this paper as Caine, et al., 2006
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- Authors
- Caine, K. E., Fisk, A. D., & Rogers, W. A.
- Affiliations
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2006-10
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 180-184
- ISSN
- 0163-5182 (ISSN-L)
- 1071-1813
- 2169-5067
- OpenAlex
- W2170447496
- Cited by
- 69
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 7.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Demography › Technology Use by Older Adults
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Keywords
- privacy concerns, older adults, home automation, image acquisition, situational factors, device type, functional capacity, aging in place
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