Inclusive Privacy Design for Older Adults Living in Ambient Assisted Living

TL;DR

This paper examines privacy challenges in ambient assisted living environments for older adults and advocates for inclusive privacy design focusing on consent, notification, and cultural considerations.

Contribution

It identifies privacy issues faced by older adults and bystanders in AAL and proposes inclusive privacy design principles for improvement.

Findings

Identified key privacy challenges in AAL environments.

Recommended inclusive privacy design practices.

Highlighted importance of cultural considerations in privacy.

Abstract

Ambient assisted living (AAL) environments support independence and quality of life of older adults However, in an AAL environment, privacy-related issues (e.g., unawareness, information disclosure, and lack of support) directly impact older adults and bystanders (e.g., caregivers, service providers, etc.). We explore the privacy challenges that both older adults and bystanders face in AAL. We call for inclusive privacy design and recommend following areas of improvement: consent, notification, and consideration for cultural differences.