Designing technologies that support the cybersecurity of older adults with memory concerns involves wrestling with an uncomfortable paradox between surveillance and independence and the close collaboration of couples. This research captures the interactions between older adult couples where one or both have memory concerns—a primary feature of cognitive decline—as they make decisions on how to safeguard their online activities using a Safety Setting probe we designed, and over the course of several informal interviews and a diary study. Throughout, couples demonstrated a collaborative mentality to which we apply a frame of citizenship in opensource collaboration, specifically (a) histories of participation , (b) lower barriers to participation, and (c) maintaining ongoing contribution. In this metaphor of collaborative enterprise, one partner (or member of the couple) may be the service provider and the other may be the participant, but at varying moments, they may switch roles while still maintaining a collaborative focus on preserving shared assets and freedom on the internet. We conclude with a discussion of what this service provider-contributor mentality means for empowerment through citizenship, and implications for vulnerable populations’ cybersecurity.

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“公民也是”：有记忆问题的老年人之间的安全设置合作

设计支持有记忆问题的老年人网络安全的技术涉及与监视和独立以及夫妻密切合作之间令人不安的悖论作斗争。这项研究捕捉了老年夫妇之间的互动，其中一方或双方都有记忆问题——认知下降的主要特征——当他们决定如何使用我们设计的安全设置探测来保护他们的在线活动时，以及在几个非正式的过程中访谈和日记研究。自始至终，夫妻都表现出一种协作心态，我们在开源协作中应用了公民框架，特别是（a）参与历史, (b)降低参与门槛，以及（C）保持持续的贡献。在这个协作企业的比喻中，一个合作伙伴（或夫妻中的成员）可能是服务提供者，另一个可能是参与者，但在不同的时刻，他们可能会转换角色，同时仍保持对保护共享资产和自由的协作关注在互联网上。最后，我们讨论了这种服务提供者-贡献者心态对于通过公民身份赋予权力意味着什么，以及对弱势群体网络安全的影响。