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Period tracking app refuses to disclose data to American authorities (www.newsweek.com)
submitted 1 week ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Why do they need to save the tracked period data to a server farm? Why can't it just be saved on the phone, huh?

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Probably because they want to be able to maintain users during device switches. Given much of the world is on an annual or bi-annual cycle it'd suck to lose your users each time.

[–] frayedpickles@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They could just do the password manager approach where the data is encrypted on your phone but stored in the cloud. App retains users, sensitive data remains private.

[–] communism@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

I wonder how many average users would be bothered to export their period database and transfer to a new phone every time they get a new phone. I do that when I get a new phone (not often, I use my phones till they break/are literally unusable and unfixable), but I've had real trouble getting other people to do these kinds of things.