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submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy to c/privacy@programming.dev

Two investigations warn about how data collected through menstrual tracking apps can be used by governments to monitor people’s reproductive lives, and by companies to make a profit

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[-] blitzen@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago

I take it you’re not a period-haver?

[-] 6nk06@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

I was talking about haircuts.

[-] blitzen@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

And this is about muddying the data for anyone who might be looking at reproductive data.

I know I don’t need an app for keeping tracking my haircuts, but if it compromises data and it allows someone to track their period without worry, that’s the point.

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