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Period tracking app refuses to disclose data to American authorities (www.newsweek.com)

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The team behind menstrual health and period tracking app Clue has said it will not disclose users' data to American authorities, following Donald Trump's reelection.

The message comes in response to concerns that during Trump's second presidency, abortion bans that followed the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022 will worsen and states will attempt to increase menstrual surveillance in order to further restrict access to terminations.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Yup. I use Tuta for email, and they have a calendar feature that should be more than sufficient. Just set a recurring event for 28 days or whatever your personal cycle is, and you're good to go! Everything is E2EE, so there's nothing for the authorities to get.

I'm sure Proton Mail's calendar feature is equally sufficient here, or you could self-host something like NextCloud and use the calendar that way.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

It's not about having a rigid schedule, but about actually tracking periods and analyzing the data. I'm male and that's about all I know about it

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Eh, a calendar and a spreadsheet should be enough, but I also don't have menstrual cycles, so what do I know...

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

I'd imagine it's the same as personal finance apps. A spreadsheet can be enough, and it is enough for a lot of people, but a custom app can make things easier:

reducing the friction of keeping track
built in visualizations
alerts
integrating the data with other tools

etc.

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