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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | IDC '24 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 23rd Annual ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 800-805 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9798400704420 |
ISBN (Print) | 9798400704420 |
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Publication status | Published - 17 Jun 2024 |
Event | IDC '24: Interaction Design and Children - Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands Duration: 17 Jun 2024 → 20 Jun 2024 https://idc.acm.org/2024/ |
Conference
Conference | IDC '24: Interaction Design and Children |
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Abbreviated title | IDC '24 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Delft |
Period | 17/06/24 → 20/06/24 |
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