Your menstrual tracking app could be revealing when you last had sex

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Your best friend may not know when you last had sex, but it's possible that Facebook does. -- via DailyLifeAu

Your best friend may not know when you last had sex, but it's possible that Facebook does.

Period and pregnancy-tracking apps such as Maya and MIA have climbed in popularity as fun, friendly companions that provide insights into the often daunting world of fertility and pregnancy. They can also be used to track sexual health more generally, moods and other intimate data. But many apps aren't subject to the same rules as most health data.

Users and experts alike worry that the data could be exposed in security breaches, or used by employers and insurance companies to discriminate against women by increasing their premiums or not offering them leadership positions.Deborah Peel, a psychiatrist and founder of the nonprofit Patient Privacy Rights, said people expect that their health data will be protected by the same laws that protect their health information in a doctors office, but many apps aren't subject to the same rules.

 

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