Fertility apps with hundreds of millions of users collect and share excessive information

(Newcastle University) The majority of top-rated fertility apps collect and even share intimate data without the users' knowledge or permission, a collaborative study by Newcastle University and Umea University has found. Researchers are now calling for a tightening of the categorisation of these apps by platforms to protect women from intimate and deeply personal information being exploited and sold.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news