Privacy and security concerns: A systematic review of older adults' perceptions surrounding the use of technology

Author's Biography

Thora Knight is an attorney in the privacy and cybersecurity practice group at an Am Law 200 firm. She has strong practical and academic experience in information security, privacy, technology and intellectual property. Thora assists clients in implementing strategies to assess and mitigate cybersecurity and privacy risks, respond to cyberattacks and data breaches and maintain compliance with federal, state and foreign privacy and data protection laws. She is a PhD Candidate in information science at the University at Albany, CEHC, working on her dissertation, which aims to understand the societal impacts of privacy legislation in the context of behavioural advertising in the US and EU.

Xiaojun Yuan is an associate professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research interests include both human computer interaction and information retrieval, with the focus on user interface design and evaluation and human information behaviour. Dr Yuan has published extensively in journals on information retrieval and human computer interaction (including the `JASIS&T`, `IP&M`, `Journal of Documentation`, etc) and presented at conferences on computer science and information science (ACM SIGIR, ACM SIGCHI, ACM CHIIR, ASIS&T, etc). She is co-editor of the edited book volume ‘Social Vulnerability to COVID-19: Impacts of Technology Adoption and Information Behavior,’ to be published by Springer Nature Publishing. Dr Yuan received her PhD from Rutgers University at School of Communication and Information, as well as a PhD from Chinese Academy of Sciences in Institute of Computing Technology. She received her MS in statistics from Rutgers University and ME and BE in computer application from Xi'an University of Science & Technology in China. She serves as an editorial board member of `Aslib Journal of Information Management` (`AJIM`), an editorial board member of `The Annual Review of Information Science and Technology` (`ARIST`) and a board member of the International Chinese Association of Human Computer Interaction.

Deedee M. Bennett Gayle is an associate professor in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She broadly examines the influence and integration of advanced technologies on the practice of emergency management and for use by vulnerable populations. She is the director of the Social Vulnerability Lab within her college. With over 50 publications, her work is published in various journals, and she has presented at several conferences related to emergency management, disability, wireless technology and future studies. She is Co-editor of the edited book volume ‘Social Vulnerability to COVID-19: Impacts of Technology Adoption and Information Behavior’ currently in publication with Springer Nature Publishing. Dr Bennett Gayle received her PhD from Oklahoma State University in fire and emergency management. She has a unique academic background having received both her MS in public policy and BS in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is an advisory board member for the Institute for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Management (I-DIEM).