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No, submitting junk data to period tracking apps won’t protect reproductive privacy

Social media users posted ideas about how to protect people’s reproductive privacy when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, including entering “junk” data into apps designed for tracking menstrual cycles. People use period tracking apps to predict their next period, talk to their doctor about their cycle, and identify when they are fertile. Users log everything from […]

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Google has been sharing user data with a sanctioned Russian company, according to ProPublica

As recently as late June, Google was sharing user data—including IP addresses, geographical locations, and details about users’ interests and search activity—with an advertising company owned by Russia’s largest state bank, according to a report obtained by ProPublica. The company, RuTarget, is based in Moscow and helps broker the sale of digital advertisements to brands […]

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