Following the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, experts and advocates are raising concerns over whether data stored on period-tracking apps could be weaponised against users.
Following a US Supreme Court ruling which has removed constitutional protections for abortion, people have also raised concerns about period-tracking apps and data privacy.Concerns have been raised over the privacy of technology, such as period tracking apps, and whether their data could be collected and potentially used to incriminate women after the US Supreme Court voted to overturn the landmark Roe V Wade case.
The apps can be used for purposes such as monitoring when periods start and stop, calculating fertility and recording when a pregnancy begins. "The menstrual cycle is obviously extremely sensitive information ... and it's long been the case that quite a number of those applications sell data, or make data available and have had really bad privacy settings.
"Data privacy laws are not as strong in the United States as they are in some other countries. So in Europe, for example, you have something like the General Data Protection Regulation , which recognises privacy and data privacy as being an important fundamental right," she said.
"The difference between now and the last time that abortion was illegal in the United States is that we live in an era of unprecedented digital surveillance," EFF director of cybersecurity Eva Galperin said in a tweet. "We will do everything in our power to protect the data and privacy of our users and understand the deep responsibility we have to provide a safe and secure platform for you to use," the statement said.
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