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YSK: Flo period tracking app is proven spyware! Here is what you should use instead. (europe.pub)

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Developer of Popular Women’s Fertility-Tracking App Settles FTC Allegations that It Misled Consumers About the Disclosure of their Health Data;
Lawsuit claiming Flo Health app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action;
Google, Flo Health to pay $56 million in period-tracking app privacy case;
Menstrual tracking app data is a ‘gold mine’ for advertisers that risks women’s safety;
You Give Apps Sensitive Personal Information. Then They Tell Facebook

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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago

Health, I assume. If the period is irregular, something might be up. And also, when you're fucking, it's good to know if your period isn't late.