Abstract
Smart homes can improve life by providing comfort, leisure, safety, and healthcare to residents. Nevertheless, the smart home concept depends on the integration on human and non-human intelligence, which raises a host of questions concerning its implication on legal liability. The legal issues in relation to definition of smart home, data protection, privacy, liability and insurance coverage. The aims of this paper is to discuss the perception of smart home users on the sustainable urban living and its challenges. This is a qualitative study and involves a small survey among smart home users in Kuala Lumpur. The findings show that there is no legal specific definition of smart home, there is no specific standard or specification issued by any regulatory bodies to regulate the network or appliances being used in smart homes. Majority of residents agreed that there are threats of privacy to smart home users. And privacy is not guaranteed and majority of residents agreed that their smart home and devices is not covered by insurance policy. Hence, a policy and specific law or at least provisions regarding smart home must be drafted or inserted in the present statute initiated by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government of Malaysia.
Highlights
Migration from rural areas to urban areas among the primary guardians of the elderly deem them no longer considered safe for the future care of the elderly
This issue has yet to obtain the attention of gerontologists in Malaysia (Wan et al, 2015); the phenomenon of migration of guardians out of rural areas, which has caused many elderly people in the these areas to deal with guardianship problems, merits more attention
In Malaysia, migration to cities has become more popular since the Malaysian New Economic Policy (Dasar Ekonomi Baru) was launched in 1971, leaving an impact on how care for the elderly has evolved, especially in rural areas
Summary
Migration from rural areas to urban areas among the primary guardians of the elderly deem them no longer considered safe for the future care of the elderly. It has left implications that have led to abandonment of senior citizens in urban areas and guardianship issues This issue has yet to obtain the attention of gerontologists in Malaysia (Wan et al, 2015); the phenomenon of migration of guardians out of rural areas, which has caused many elderly people in the these areas to deal with guardianship problems, merits more attention. Before any policy on elderly care can be formulated, the extent of the outflow of the guardians should be analyzed to assist the government in identifying the true extent of the phenomenon characterized by the outflow of guardians to the city This phenomenon needs to be analyzed as the population of elderly members continue to grow in society. This article attempts to identify the extent of migration patterns of the senior citizens‟ guardians out of the area of their living quarters
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