Fertility apps often have leaky privacy policies.
that, like other health apps, they fall short when it comes to protecting user privacy. That shortfall is particularly concerning for users in the US after a leaked Supreme Court opinion indicated that the court intends to overturn— eliminating the right to an abortion in the United States and allowing states to criminalize the safe and lifesaving medical procedure.
To date, data from things like cycle tracking apps doesn’t appear to have been used to prosecute pregnant people in the US, but data sucked up by other internet and app use has already been used for that exact purpose. The smart ring Oura, which has a menstrual cycle tracking feature, did not have any plans to share, spokesperson John Kuch said in an email. Apple did not respond to a request for comment about the period tracking feature on its Health app. Flo, the company cited by the FTC for sharing data, said in a statement from spokesperson Denae Thibault that the company went through an audit in March 2022 that showed “no weaknesses in privacy practices” and that it does not share data with third parties.
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