Autonomy in ICT for Older Persons at the Crossroads Between Legal and Care Practices

Daniel Lopez Gomez, Eugenio Mantovani, Paul De Hert

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Abstract

This contribution discusses two types of autonomy in ICT for older persons: autonomy in ICT for older persons as derived from the principles elaborated by legal practice on the notions of privacy and data protection; and autonomy in ICT for older persons as an achievement on account of by care-in-practice in long-term care. After contextualizing autonomy from the standpoint of law, the article draws from care-in-practice studies with the view of bringing to its real proportions the notion of autonomy and the role of consent. The tensions and overlaps of legal and care-in-practice modes of enacting the autonomy of the older people are displayed and discussed to prevent the inclusion of autonomy in ICT for older people from getting trapped either in excessive proceduralised mechanisms that may judicialize care practises or in coercive care practices that may disregard the autonomy of older people.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Data Protection: Coming of Age
EditorsS. Gutwirth, R. Leenes, P. De Hert, Y. Poullet
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Pages145-159
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)978-94-007-5170-5
ISBN (Print)978-94-007-5184-2
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Bibliographical note

S. GUTWIRTH, R. LEENES, P. DE HERT, Y. POULLET

Keywords

  • ageing

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