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Eike Buhr is a leading voice in the ethics of aging and technology, with a focused expertise in the privacy implications of smart home health technologies (SHHTs) for older persons. Their most-cited work, “Monitored and Cared for at Home? Privacy Concerns When Using Smart Home Health Technologies to Care for Older Persons” (2024, 20 citations), provides a critical ethical framework for the growing reliance on sensor and robotic devices in caregiving. Buhr’s research navigates the delicate balance between the promise of independent living and the fundamental right to privacy, challenging the assumption that technological solutions are unproblematic substitutes for human care. By foregrounding the perspectives of older adults and their families, Buhr highlights how surveillance, data security, and loss of autonomy can undermine the very dignity these technologies aim to protect. Their work is essential reading for students and researchers in bioethics, gerontechnology, and health policy, offering a nuanced, human-centered critique that pushes the field toward more responsible design and implementation of SHHTs.
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