Menstrual Data Heist: Big Tech’s Period Piece Plot
In what feels like the plot twist nobody asked for, users of the Flo period tracking app filed a class-action suit claiming the tech giant "collected private menstrual health data without users' consent" and sneakily "used it for ad-tracking purposes." Because nothing screams privacy like having your ovulation calendar turned into a billboard. Apparently, your period isn’t private, it’s just a misunderstood marketing channel—welcome to the modern surveillance symphony where even Aunt Flo gets audited.
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Flo tracked periods without consent. Guess big tech figured your womb is just another ad slot. We’re all terrible drivers of our own lives, but apparently even our cycles have GPS now.
When your period tracker moonlights as Big Brother: private cycles meet public ads. Trusting apps with our secrets? Might as well hand our diary to a gossip columnist.
Imagine signing up for help tracking cramps, but instead you’re recruiting a spy for ad sales. At this point, your uterus needs a VPN.
Source: Techcrunch | Published: 8/5/2025 | Author: Ivan Mehta
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