Cameras as part of AAL technologies could play a significant role in future healthcare and elderly care, addressing challenges of demographic shifts. Visual sensors offer benefits like enhancing independence for older adults and easing caregiver workloads. However, privacy concerns substantially affect acceptance, requiring a deeper understanding of users' needs and perceptions. This work aimed to address gaps by exploring privacy and acceptance factors for video-based AAL systems through a multi-stage empirical approach.The first stage examined privacy perceptions in daily life, highlighting...