Italy's privacy watchdog on
Wednesday approved using electronic bracelets to keep tabs on
"non-autonomous" sick people with ailments such as Alzheimer's
and dementia.
It said the bracelets were alright for patients who were not
self-sufficient, as long as there were "precise safeguards" for
data protection and personal dignity.
The watchdog approved the use of "wearable devices for
geriatric assistance to allow staff to control, also remotely,
not totally self-sufficient patients".
It said they were warranted "in consideration of the proven
and justified needs of patient health and safety".
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