Add Apple Health to Menstrual Trackers

CarefulMouse:

The current recommended apps say the information is stored locally on-device. Would that be preferred in this case?

I think that depends how much you trust Apple. I know a lot of people on the forum do, but personally I would not with stuff that could wind up getting me a felony (for just living my life and committing no crimes).

CarefulMouse:

A subpoena is a specific legal document, and I was unable to find a source for this. Are there specific examples of subpoenas or was it claims of LE buying menstruation data from data brokers?

TBIJ

Meta ‘eavesdropping’ on Flo exposes how period apps are a data…

Tech giant was found to have illegally collected user info – but this could be a landmark moment for data privacy

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/10/1097482967/roe-v-wade-supreme-court-abortion-period-appsIs

I think you’re right that it was certain companies selling data, my brain got news happenings crossed up I think.

I also didn’t realize there was already a menstrual tracking section on the site (that’s my oversight because the title of this thread clearly implies it already exists). I guess my concern is more with recommending any digital solution for period tracking to people in certain parts of the world without serious warnings about the potential risks. There’s technically a disclaimer in that section, and also it kinda implies using one of the recommended apps carries no risk, which I don’t think is my view of something with that high of potential repercussions.