this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2024
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Research conducted by the Mozilla Foundation indicates that the app referred to in the article, Clue, gathers extensive information and shares certain data with third parties for advertising, marketing, and research reasons.
Here are some menstruation tracking apps that are open-source and prioritize user privacy by keeping your data stored locally on your device:
So the government just needs to acquire this data from one of those third parties if it wants it.
so what they're really saying is they won't give it away for free
They do claim to not share any medical data with third parties though. See other comments for source.
I wouldn't trust them either way...