A Jury Verdict Against Meta & A Call to Delete Your Data with Flo
Briefly

A class action suit has been filed against Flo Health Inc. and other tech companies for allegedly collecting menstrual health cycle data for advertising. Tech companies, including Google, have settled. Meta was found violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act for quietly collecting Flo users' health data. Sensitive reproductive health data can breach user trust, prompting individuals to consider deleting their data. Nineteen states have laws enabling consumers to delete personal data. Instructions for deleting data from Flo are provided, including contacting support or deactivating the account through the app.
Reproductive healthcare data is some of the most sensitive data that exists, revealing intimate details about an individual's health and lifestyle.
Nineteen states currently have enacted comprehensive data privacy laws that create consumer rights to delete data.
Allowing tech giants to target ads based on [sensitive user health data] is a particularly upsetting violation of user trust.
To delete your data from Flo, send an email to support@flo.health requesting that Flo delete your account and all associated data.
Read at innovation.consumerreports.org
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