ABSTRACT
Digital indiscretions are infidelities aided by technology. Technology relationship maintenance is managed using phone, text, video chats, social haptic networks, and social media. The author's research focuses on the lesser-publicized aspects of infidelity by interviewing women who had been cheated on, women who cheated, and women who were the "other woman". The visual nature of social media lends itself to judgment. For many women, there is nothing more private than their sexual lives. Once this private information is made public through technology in general, and social media in particular, the genie cannot be returned to the bottle. Healthvana is a downloadable phone app that allows users to locate the closest STI test centers, privately and securely hold their sexual health records, and then share this info with whomever they choose. Understanding the feedback loop between infidelity and technology means understanding our new sexual selves.
