Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Period-tracking apps promise simplicity: a colorful calendar that predicts when your next cycle begins, reminders about ovulation, ...

The tech company lost a massive privacy case involving the Flo app that has raised huge questions about how health apps are secretly being used. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in ...

Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk. Many apps encourage users ...

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Data from trendy menstrual tracking apps is a "gold mine" for advertisers that puts women’s safety at risk, warns a new report. The smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles collect information on ...

You’re lethargic. Overcome with ravenous hunger. And if anyone in your path does something even remotely irritating? Let’s just say that you might not react with your usual patience. You glance at ...

Less than a week after Flo tweeted about its plans to launch an "anonymous mode" to its period-tracking app, the company revealed the new feature will be available in the coming weeks. Flo said users ...

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Period-tracking apps promise simplicity: a colorful calendar that predicts when your next cycle begins, reminders about ovulation, and even personalized insights into your health. But behind the ...

The report points out that period tracking could also be used to target women at different points in their cycle. For example, the estrogen or "mating" phase could see an increase in ads for cosmetics ...