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Older adults (65+) are becoming primary users of emerging smart systems, especially homecare technologies. The current COVID-19 pandemic has created increased demand and pressure to speed up innovation with healthcare increasingly shifting from the clinic to the home. This acceleration in digital health has also given rise to increased potential risks related to privacy and security. This paper presents highlights of a literature review focused on privacy research involving older adults to inform research and development of home healthcare technologies as part of the National Research Council of Canada’s Aging in Place Program.
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Fournier, H., Molyneaux, H., Kondratova, I. (2022). Designing for Privacy and Technology Adoption by Older Adults. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S. (eds) HCI International 2022 Posters. HCII 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1580. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06417-3_68
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