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Menstrual tracking app data is gold mine for advertisers that risks women safety

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Post by colanderman »

mapotofu wrote: post #16
colanderman wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe you are completely unaware, but many US states have criminalized abortion. Pregnancies and abortions are detectable from menstrual data.

With this in mind, why do the users trust these companies in supplying that data? I’m asking this is earnest.

Most abortions do not result from planned pregnancies.

It's not a problem until it suddenly is.

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Post by NoTranslationL »

If anyone is interested in a privacy focused tracking app that stores all your data locally, I make an app called Reflect [0] whose sole purpose is this, plus on-device analysis.

We’re working on a menstrual tracking feature right now and it’s pretty far along. We’ve just released an anomaly detection feature as well.

[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reflect-track-anything/id64638...

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Post by voidUpdate »

> arguing that apps must provide clear consent options rather than all-or-nothing data collection

What's wrong with "nothing"? Other than the companies not being able to squeeze a few more dollars out of selling user data, of course

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Post by clvx »

If there’s something I’m looking forward with end to end vibe coding tools like Github Spark, Lovable and others is getting rid of these suckers. It would be easier to provide similar functionalities and customize them without major issues. Yes, it’s still not seamless enough for your average user but it’s heading in the right direction.

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Post by gosub100 »

dinkblam wrote: post #7
olalonde wrote: post #3

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also in the 70s people would not even have "noticed" covid. back then people could not even be bothered to use seatbelts or stop chainsmoking (even in airplanes). what is considered "acceptable risk" has completely changed in the past few decades.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Philadelphia_Legionnair...

1976 new illness appeared, CDC did a full investigation, identified the cause.

Re: Menstrual tracking app data is gold mine for advertisers that risks women safety

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Post by SketchySeaBeast »

dinkblam wrote: post #7
olalonde wrote: post #3

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also in the 70s people would not even have "noticed" covid. back then people could not even be bothered to use seatbelts or stop chainsmoking (even in airplanes). what is considered "acceptable risk" has completely changed in the past few decades.

In 1976 there was the H1N1 outbreak which only caused 1 death and 13 hospitalizations but lead to a massive vaccination campaign for tens of millions of Americas, so yeah, they would have.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_swine_flu_outbreak

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Post by brookst »

colanderman wrote: post #22
mapotofu wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With this in mind, why do the users trust these companies in supplying that data? I’m asking this is earnest.

Most abortions do not result from planned pregnancies. It's not a problem until it suddenly is.

Miscarriages are also being criminalized in the US.
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