Clue vows to safeguard users following the 2024 election amid concerns anti-abortion state laws could allow phone searches for menstrual data.

The team behind menstrual health and period tracking app Clue has said it will not disclose users’ data to American authorities, following Donald Trump’s reelection.

The message comes in response to concerns that during Trump’s second presidency, abortion bans that followed the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022 will worsen and states will attempt to increase menstrual surveillance in order to further restrict access to terminations.

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    102·
    3 days ago

    nah. Think about how good computers are at pattern recognition and long term storage for analysis. Far superior to a pen and paper

    • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      I laid awake last night thinking if it would be possible to make an elaborate Excel spreadsheet to accomplish this. I need to research more about the specifics of menstrual cycles, but I think it wouldn’t take that much effort. It could be disguised as something else and shared freely, and people could store it locally to ensure privacy.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        Do you think Excel=pen and paper?

        You guys are talking about the same thing. Excel is a pretty powerful data storage and manipulation app. It excels (heh) at pattern recognition.

        • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          No, I don’t think they’re the same. I was taking the knowledge the poster above provided and brainstorming options.