{"id":6199,"date":"2022-07-04T08:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T06:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/tech-companies-in-spotlight-as-us-abortion-ruling-sparks-privacy-threat\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T08:36:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T06:36:10","slug":"tech-companies-in-spotlight-as-us-abortion-ruling-sparks-privacy-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/tech-companies-in-spotlight-as-us-abortion-ruling-sparks-privacy-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech companies in spotlight as US abortion ruling sparks privacy threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has acted amid fears police could use location and other data to prosecute those seeking care<\/p>\n

In the wake of the US supreme court\u2019s decision to end women\u2019s constitutional right to abortion, some tech companies are moving to close loopholes that allow personal data brokers to monitor and sell information amid fears that mobile apps could be used by US states to police abortion restrictions.<\/p>\n

Google said on Friday it would automatically delete records<\/a> of user visits to sensitive locations, including abortion clinics. Privacy researchers as well as women\u2019s rights groups welcomed the move, having warned that apps used for period tracking, pregnancy and family planning could be used to prosecute those seeking reproductive care.<\/p>\n

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\nGoogle has acted amid fears police could use location and other data to prosecute those seeking care
\nIn the wake of the US supreme court\u2019s decision to end women\u2019s constitutional right to abortion, some tech companies are moving to close loopholes that allow personal data brokers to monitor and sell information amid fears that mobile apps could be used by US states to police abortion restrictions.
\nGoogle said on Friday it would automatically delete records of user visits to sensitive locations, including abortion clinics. Privacy researchers as well as women\u2019s rights groups welcomed the move, having warned that apps used for period tracking, pregnancy and family planning could be used to prosecute those seeking reproductive care. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Google has acted amid fears police could use location and other data to prosecute those seeking care In the wake of the US supreme court\u2019s decision to end women\u2019s constitutional right to abortion, some tech companies are moving to close loopholes that allow personal data brokers to monitor and sell information amid fears that mobile …<\/p>\n

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