Exploring Young Children's Views on Sharing Personal Health Data Between Ages 7-14

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Abstract

The rise of commercial wearables for children has sparked ethical concerns about surveillance and autonomy. At a UK science fair, we engaged children aged 7-14 in a public involvement activity. Using visual analogue scales, we assessed their comfort levels in sharing wearable health data with different recipients (parents, teachers, doctors, and neighbours). Primary school children (aged 7-11) exhibited greater comfort in data sharing than their older counterparts, but they were still influenced by trust in recipients and the justification for data sharing. Notably, location data was highly sensitive with most children reluctant to share it, while they considered it advantageous to share allergy information. Secondary school children (aged 12-14) favoured sharing with doctors over parents and highlighted concerns about stigmatisation regarding their step count data due to associations with fitness. This initial involvement activity develops research questions related to children’s wearables as well as introducing design considerations for future work.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIDC '24
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages800-805
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798400704420
ISBN (Print)9798400704420
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Publication statusPublished - 17 Jun 2024
EventIDC '24: Interaction Design and Children - Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 17 Jun 202420 Jun 2024
https://idc.acm.org/2024/

Conference

ConferenceIDC '24: Interaction Design and Children
Abbreviated titleIDC '24
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period17/06/2420/06/24
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