Period and Fertility Apps Can Be Weaponized in a Post-Roe World

Jun 7, 2022 7:00 AMApps collect sensitive data that could be subpoenaed by law enforcement or sold by data brokers, putting women seeking abortions at risk.

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The draft of the Supreme Court's decision on abortion was leaked to the public. If you are using an online period tracker or tracking your cycles through your phone, get rid of it. The time has come. It hadn't occurred to many women that their data could be used to hurt them. According to experts that spoke to WIRED, fertility and period- tracking apps could be used by law enforcement to punish women if abortion is banned or criminalized.

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