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Cycle-tracking apps stand behind their privacy policies as Roe teeters
- schroeding 4y ago> One app, Flo, was cited by the Federal Trade Commission for sharing data with Facebook even after it promised users it kept data private. At first I thought they just sent some basic tracking stuff or something like that, but they actually sent health data. How can this not be a company-ending move? WTF? And how can one have the chuzpe to send this announcement (https://flo.health/flo-ftc-settlement https://flo.health/flo-ftc-settlement) to their users, where they pat themselves on the head for not additionally sending the name and date of birth, deliberately trying to confuse their users? Why not also add "Your credit card information and passwords are safe!"?
- LorenPechtel 4y agoAnd what do privacy policies mean to warrants that say they must not be revealed anyway.
- commoner 4y agoIt's important to keep your personal health data secure and private, regardless of what happens to Roe v. Wade. If you are using Android, Drip is a free and open source period tracking app that keeps your data on your phone: - Drip: https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io - Source code: https://gitlab.com/bloodyhealth/drip https://gitlab.com/bloodyhealth/drip
- vba616 4y agohttps://www.americanscientist.org/article/uniquely-me https://www.americanscientist.org/article/uniquely-me Most people can be uniquely identified by the combination of gender, zip code, and date of birth. "Anonymized" data that's everywhere, is not. A common reaction to a problem that's just too big to deal with is to look around, see if anyone else is panicking, and if not, pretend it doesn't exist. Until something forces someone to respond.