BBC: How period trackers share your private details
“This may or may not bother you. But simply revealing the fact that you use a reproductive health app can have consequences, says Sara Geoghegan, director of the Consumer Privacy Program at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, an advocacy group.” “Among other things, it could let law enforcement know there’s a trove of health data … Continued
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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: EPIC
Category: Field notes
Topics: Regulation · Privacy · Healthcare
Retrieved: 2 August 2026
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