Why US women are deleting their period tracking apps
by Flora Garamvolgyi in Los Angeles from Technology | The Guardian on (#60V5D)
Even before the supreme court decision to overturn Roe v Wade, the trend to ditch the apps began amid fears of prosecution
Many American women in recent days have deleted period tracking apps from their cellphones, amid fears the data collected by the apps could be used against them in future criminal cases in states where abortion has become illegal.
The trend already started last month when a draft supreme court opinion that suggested the court was set to overturn Roe v Wade was leaked, and has only intensified since the court on Friday revoked the federal right to abortion.
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