Transport Applications and violence against women

“Security Device” by Uber, 99 and Cabify-Easy

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https://doi.org/10.30962/ec.2600

Keywords:

Transport apps, Neomaterialism, Violence against women

Abstract

This article investigates how violence against women is dealt with in Uber, 99 and Cabify-Easy apps in Brazil. With a neomaterialist methodology, its safety devices (interface, documents and official speeches) were analyzed immanently. These devices are part of applications that act from extensive data surveillance and could offer effective ways to solve the problem. However, they are limited to being a “shortcut” that allows a call to the police. We conclude that the problem of violence against women is treated superficially, with the devices being a form of delegation to third parties, without guarantees of effectiveness.

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Author Biographies

André Luiz Martins Lemos, Federal University of Bahia

PhD in Sociology, Université René Descartes, Paris V, Sorbonne. Full Professor at Faculty of Communication at Federal University of Bahia. Professor at PhD Program in Communication and Culture at Federal University of Bahia. Director of Lab404 – Digital Media, Networks and Space Lab. Senior researcher fellow (level 1A) at National Scientific Council (CNPq/MCT-Brazil). Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil.

Amanda Nogueira de Oliveira, Federal University of Bahia

PhD candidate at PhD Program in Communication and Culture at Federal University of Bahia. Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia. Brasil.

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13-06-2022

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Luiz Martins Lemos, A., & Nogueira de Oliveira, A. (2022). Transport Applications and violence against women: “Security Device” by Uber, 99 and Cabify-Easy. E-Compós, 25. https://doi.org/10.30962/ec.2600

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