Fierce Healthcare March 12, 2023
AUSTIN, Tex.—Data privacy and access to online information about abortion care have become the next big battlegrounds in the fight over reproductive health in a post-Dobbs world.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade last summer dramatically changed the landscape for people seeking reproductive care. Since the Dobbs decision, concerns about data privacy have grown. Research has shown that mainstream period tracking apps have faulty or weak security.
A person’s browser history, search history, location and private messages can be used by law enforcement or private citizens to pursue people who are suspected of having or aiding an abortion.
There are cases in which American prosecutors have used text messages and online research as evidence against women facing...
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