Apple Cycle Tracking

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• September 2022. Despite Apple's focus on privacy and the fact that its health products are end-to-end encrypted, some commentators criticised the company for introducing its fertility tracker shortly after the US Supreme Court over-turned the 1973 Wade vs Roe ruling that legalised abortion across the US. In theory, the ruling makes it possible for law enforcement and other public authorities to access women's cycle tracking data.

• Others are concerned that Apple's fertility tracking, and similar technologies, can be easily be misconstrued as birth control, resulting in unwanted pregnancies. Organisations claiming people can use their product to avoid becoming pregnant require sign-off from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

• September 2019. A Privacy International investigation discovered that a number of period-tracking apps were sharing sensitive information with Facebook.