Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Ethical Considerations Of Home Monitoring Technology

Development and implementation of monitoring technology has been on the rise as the populations requiring support continue to grow. This article, originally published in the Home Health Care Technology Report, addresses one of the major ethical considerations when choosing monitoring technology, the right to privacy. The author acknowledges the trade-off between safety and security and privacy and calls for developers of home monitoring technology to provide a means to not only collect information, but manage it as well.

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