- The WeConsent app was created by a former Wall Street banker
- Uses Apple iPhone's video camera to make 20-second recording
- Asks both partners to state their names and that they agree to sex
- Critics have branded sex contracts 'pure evil' and a 'dangerous notion'
They're
already used for everything from ordering your groceries to checking
your bank balance and booking a table at a restaurant.
So it was only matter of time before a mobile phone app was launched that lets people say yes to sex.
The
app is designed to make sure there’s no trouble between partners the
morning after the night before, as they film themselves giving consent.
But while some health workers have backed so-called ‘sex contracts’,
rape victims and student union leaders have condemned them as ‘evil’ and
'dangerous'.
The
WeConsent app is available for £3.20 and is the creation of former Wall
Street banker turned philosophy professor Michael Lissick. It uses an
Apple iPhone’s video camera to make a 20-second recording of both
partners agreeing to sex.
A
breathy female British voice asks participants to state their name and
to agree to sex. Once the video has been completed the voice says:
‘Consent confirmed. Have fun.’ The video is then saved in a ‘cloud’ or
server.
Mr
Lissick, 57, said: ‘The videos are twice encrypted and can only be
accessed by law enforcement, by a written judge’s order or as part on an
ongoing sexual investigation by a college.’
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