Period Tracking Apps and Tech’s Responsibility to Protect Its Users

In the wake of the overturn of Roe vs Wade, women are deleting their period tracking apps in fear of persecution. Is it time we held tech companies to the standard of standing by their users for once?

Whenever a big piece of news incites change, there is often a visceral reaction, leading to headlines and countless social media posts. However, the ripple effect of decisions and trends that come about in the wake of the larger one receives less publicity. Recently in the United States, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and put the legality of abortions and other reproductive care in the hands of individual states. This has been the cause of many protests and conversations about the way this country views women. A side effect of this ruling has been that many women have decided to turn away from period tracking apps. A sign that the general population is losing trust in tech companies and what they are doing with our data, which begs the question of what is the role of these companies when it comes to handing over data to the government?

The Mass Exodus