The Ethical Implications of Digital Contact Tracing for LGBTQIA+ Communities

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2108.10096v1
• Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:54:59 GMT
• Title: The Ethical Implications of Digital Contact Tracing for LGBTQIA+ Communities
• Authors: Izak van Zyl and Nyx McLean
• Abstract summary: Digital contact tracing has been proposed as a viable means of targeted control in countries across the globe, including on the African continent. This research paper explores some of the ethical implications of digital contact tracing for the LGBTQIA+ community. We propose a critical intersectional feminism towards developing inclusive technology that is decentralised and user controlled.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: The onset of COVID-19 has led to the introduction of far-reaching digital interventions in the interest of public health. Among these, digital contact tracing has been proposed as a viable means of targeted control in countries across the globe, including on the African continent. This, in turn, creates significant ethical challenges for vulnerable communities, including LGBTQIA+ persons. In this research paper, we explore some of the ethical implications of digital contact tracing for the LGBTQIA+ community. We refer specifically to the digital infringement of freedoms, and ground our discussion in the discourse of data colonisation and Big Tech. We propose a critical intersectional feminism towards developing inclusive technology that is decentralised and user controlled. This approach is informed by a feminist ethics of care that emphasises multiple lived experiences.

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