{"id":19115,"date":"2025-06-11T07:38:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T05:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/public-health-bodies-urged-to-launch-period-tracking-apps-to-protect-data\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:38:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T05:38:21","slug":"public-health-bodies-urged-to-launch-period-tracking-apps-to-protect-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/public-health-bodies-urged-to-launch-period-tracking-apps-to-protect-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Public health bodies urged to launch period tracking apps to protect data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Women\u2019s personal information at risk of being harvested by private firms running their own versions, report warns<\/p>\n

Public health bodies should launch alternatives to commercial period tracker apps, experts have said, as a report warns women\u2019s personal data is at risk of being harvested by private companies.<\/p>\n

Smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles are a \u201cgoldmine\u201d for consumer profiling, collecting information on everything from exercise, diet and medication to sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use, according to the research by the University of Cambridge.<\/p>\n

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\nWomen\u2019s personal information at risk of being harvested by private firms running their own versions, report warns
\nPublic health bodies should launch alternatives to commercial period tracker apps, experts have said, as a report warns women\u2019s personal data is at risk of being harvested by private companies.
\nSmartphone apps that track menstrual cycles are a \u201cgoldmine\u201d for consumer profiling, collecting information on everything from exercise, diet and medication to sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use, according to the research by the University of Cambridge. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Women\u2019s personal information at risk of being harvested by private firms running their own versions, report warns Public health bodies should launch alternatives to commercial period tracker apps, experts have said, as a report warns women\u2019s personal data is at risk of being harvested by private companies. Smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles are a …<\/p>\n

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