Digital disclosure
HIV status, mobile dating application design and legal responsibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19146104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cameron Giles (0000-0003-3019-9252, School of Law, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-53 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Information & Communications Technology Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-0834 • E-ISSN: 1469-8404 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13600834.2020.1807119 |
| OpenAlex | W3063343184 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Location-based mobile dating applications are often one of the richest sources of personal information readily accessible to strangers on the internet and in many cases this information now extends to a user’s HIV status and the date of their most recent sexual health test. Drawing on qualitative data collected from dating application users, this article considers how these features construct sexual health in a manner which reinforces the uneven distribution of responsibility for preventing HIV transmission. Examining the current legal framework covering HIV transmission criminalisation in England and Wales, this piece aims to illustrate the importance of understanding how these applications are used in practice, if they are to be used at trial
Business · Family medicine · Internet privacy · Legal responsibility · Legal status · Political science · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Computer Science · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |