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Menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy, B.C. class-action lawsuit alleges (bc.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility cycles. The ruling published online Friday says the action against Flo Health Inc. alleges the company shared users' highly personal health information with third-parties, including Facebook, Google and other companies.

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

So what are they doing that illegal that other apps aren’t doing??

I really don’t know how to be any more clear with this question.

From the article…

The lawsuit alleges that Flo Health misused users’ personal information “for its own financial gain,” claiming breach of privacy, breach of confidence and “intrusion upon seclusion.”

[+] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

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[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

they still ran foul of laws that cannot be waived by any sort of TOU/EULA agreement.

[–] Rodeo@lemmy.ca -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So what are they doing that illegal that other apps aren't doing?

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

So what are they doing that illegal that other apps aren’t doing?

You're making an assumption that's not correct, and asking the wrong question.

Multiple apps can have the same legal problem, but the government/lawsuit only goes after one app at a time, the low-hanging fruit first.

As far as what's being done illegally, to cause the lawsuit...

The lawsuit alleges that Flo Health misused users’ personal information “for its own financial gain,” claiming breach of privacy, breach of confidence and “intrusion upon seclusion.”