Friday, 24 March, 2023

Report reveals that period, pregnancy tracking apps have poor privacy protections

<p>A recent investigation found that the majority of widely used period and pregnancy tracking apps lack adequate privacy safeguards. Apps that track periods and pregnancies gather information that may possibly be used to arrest women who have abortions in locations where doing so is prohibited. In those situations, text messages, Google searches, or Facebook messaging are the sources of the digital data. However, they still pose a risk.</p>