Are you Good2Go, sexual consent app asks? Not so much, some say
Does Good2Go, an app that records affirmative consent for sexual relations, make sense? Probably not, say various technology writers.
“The thing is, some portions of life function far better offline than on. Or, to put it another way, an app is not always the answer,” TechCrunch states. “Indeed, an app might actually just be expanding the problem.”
Good2Go describes itself as “a simple sexual consent app for iOS and Android phones.” To use it, people log on with their names and phone numbers. Good2Go keeps a record of that information, according to Slate. Users can’t access the information down the road, but it could be subpoenaed.
The app includes a screen that reads “Are we Good2Go?” The section lists three choices: ”No, Thanks,” “Yes, but … we need to talk” and “I’m Good2Go.”
Directly below that question follows another, where users are asked to indicate whether they are “Sober,” “Mildly Intoxicated,” “Intoxicated but Good2Go,” or “Pretty Wasted.” The app also notes that consent can be revoked at any time.
Lee Ann Allman, the mother of college-aged children, created the app, Slate reports. Inspiration came from their discussions about campus sexual assaults.
“The message that people need to consent to sex, and that they can withdraw consent, and they probably shouldn’t be totally wasted while they do it is one that college campuses are already administering to their students upon orientation,” Slate writes. “ It may not always be getting though, but it’s not clear how the app (which is now being promoted through campus ambassadors) advances the cause.”
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