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Menstruation cycle tracking app breached users' privacy, B.C. class-action lawsuit alleges (bc.ctvnews.ca)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward over alleged privacy breaches against a company that made an app to track users' menstrual and fertility cycles. The ruling published online Friday says the action against Flo Health Inc. alleges the company shared users' highly personal health information with third-parties, including Facebook, Google and other companies.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Even your car might know.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

For those that aren’t aware: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYcmF9IAJbU

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

TL;DW: The Nissan privacy policy ~~states~~ stated that they can collect and store information about your sexual activity for some reason.

Note: the page seems to have been updated to remove that wording, but you can see it archived on the Way Back Machine from when the video was released.

Edit: spelling