Abstract
The rapid increase in the number of older adults in developed countries has raised concerns about their well-being and increasing need for healthcare. New technologies, including Internet of Things, are being used to monitor older adults’ health and activities, thus enabling them to live safely and independently at home as they age. However, Internet of Things monitoring solutions create privacy challenges that need to be addressed. This review examines how privacy has been conceptualised in studies proposing new Internet of Things solutions for monitoring older adults. The literature reviewed mostly links privacy with information security and unauthorised accessibility threats. There is a limited consideration of other aspects of privacy such as confidentiality and secondary use of users’ information. We argue that developers of Internet of Things solutions that aim to monitor and collect health data about older adults need to adopt an expanded view of privacy. This will ensure that safeguards are built in to Internet of Things devices to protect and maintain users’ privacy while also enabling the appropriate sharing of data to support older adults’ safety and wellbeing.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Connecting the System to Enhance the Practitioner and Consumer Experience in Healthcare |
Subtitle of host publication | Selected Papers from the 26th Australian National Health Informatics Conference (HIC 2018) |
Editors | Elizabeth Cummings, Angela Ryan, Louise K. Schaper |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Pages | 8-14 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 252 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-61499-890-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-61499-889-1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Jun 2018 |
Event | 26th Australian National Health Informatics Conference: Australia's premier digital health, health informatics and e-health conference - Sydney, Australia Duration: 29 Jul 2018 → 1 Aug 2018 https://www.hisa.org.au/hic2018/ |
Publication series
Series | Studies in Health and Technology |
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ISSN | 0926-9630 |
Conference
Conference | 26th Australian National Health Informatics Conference |
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Abbreviated title | HIC 2018 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Sydney |
Period | 29/07/18 → 1/08/18 |
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Keywords
- Internet of Things
- aged care
- monitoring
- privacy