Will My Data Be Legacies? An Elderly Perspective on Digital Assets and Digital Legacies

• Autor(a) principal: E. C. Verhalen, Aline
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Maciel, Cristiano, de Souza, Patricia C., da Hora Rodrigues, Kamila R.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Journal on Interactive Systems
• Texto Completo: https://sol.sbc.org.br/journals/index.php/jis/article/view/975
• topic: Digital Assets; Digital Legacy; Senior Citizens

The number of senior citizens who use mobile phones is increasing each year in Brazil. This trend means they are producers of digital assets (which may eventually become a legacy), due to constant data generation. This exploratory study follows a quantitative and qualitative approach and uses a survey as a data collection technique to address the research subject – investigating the perspective of senior citizens regarding digital legacy and assets. The authors conclude, given the importance of the results, that it is still necessary to pursue a larger study with the elderly for the development of initiatives that help improve knowledge and technology use as well as to increase their perception about their own digital assets.