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Period tracker apps caught sharing sensitive health data with Facebook

10/09/2019

Popular period tracker apps used by millions of women are sharing sensitive personal information such as monthly timings, contraception use, symptoms, mood, and sexual life to Facebook. Some of the apps, including Maya and MIA Fem: Ovulation Calculator, have millions of downloads on the Google Play Store. They are...
Popular period tracker apps used by of women are sensitive personal information such as monthly timings, contraception use, symptoms, mood, and sexual life to Facebook. Some of the apps, including Maya and MIA Fem: Ovulation Calculator, have of downloads on the Google Play Store. They are also available for the iPhone. “The data you share with your menstruation app is probably information you would not share with others,” Privacy Internation noted. The data happens via Facebook’s software development kit (SDK) that gives app creators a full range of tools to develop apps tailored to Android and iOS. Facebook… This story continues at The Next WebOr just read more coverage about: Facebook
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