Period tracking apps found sharing sensitive user data with FB

From personal information to contraception use, period tracking apps such as MIA Fem and Maya have been found sharing sensitive data with Facebook, FB according to a new research from UK-based advocacy group named Privacy International.

The advocacy group reportedly examined apps that were downloaded by over millions of users.

UK-based advocacy group Privacy International, discovered period-tracking apps including MIA Fem and Maya sent women’s use of contraception, the timings of their monthly periods, symptoms like swelling and cramps, and more, directly to Facebook, FB BuzzFeed News reported on Monday.

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