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The team behind menstrual health and period tracking app Clue has said it will not disclose users' data to American authorities, following Donald Trump's reelection.

The message comes in response to concerns that during Trump's second presidency, abortion bans that followed the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022 will worsen and states will attempt to increase menstrual surveillance in order to further restrict access to terminations.

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[–] [email protected] 81 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't fall for it. Read their privacy policy.

They keep your data in the cloud and share it with third parties, including advertisers.

Pen and paper doesn't snitch.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago

not defending the bogus use of the cloud to host sensitive data, nor do i unquestioningly believe this? but correcting the record since you did 80% of the work in finding the link:

Be assured that the sensitive health data you track in the Clue app is never shared with or sold to advertisers, or any partners whose services we may recommend in Clue.

If you actually read what you sent it seems like the only data that is shared to advertisers is standard marketing stuff like IP, device ID, age group, and location. Still bad and I stand with others recommending locally hosted FOSS alternatives.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are also foss alternatives. Install fdroid and get drip.

[–] the_crotch 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Drip is a horrible name for a period tracking app lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

What an insightful comment, the_crotch

[–] the_crotch 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It actually inspired me to start writing my own competing period tracking app, Margaret Plug That Up Already You're Ruining The Carpet

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago
[–] CancerMancer 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean at that point just call it Bleed lol

[–] the_crotch 2 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That was my first thought. Why?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You guys are talking about it arent ya?

And look how fast you memorized the name.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

I had to check my phone for the name.