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Month: July 2022

Period-tracking apps are trying to make women feel safer about their data after the end of Roe v. Wade

By Jennifer Korn In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, women living in states that criminalize abortion are grappling with the possibility that their phones could now hold incriminating information about their travel, search history and menstrual cycles. With that in mind, some popular services are rethinking the data

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The federal office focused on health impacts of climate crisis has no permanent staff or funding

By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden’s first sweeping executive orders on climate included launching an entirely new office within the Department of Health and Human Services with an important mandate: dealing with the public health impacts of climate change. But nearly a year after the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity was established,

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FTC warns tech companies against misusing health data, following Biden’s executive order protecting abortion access

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN Tech companies and data brokers that misuse or misrepresent how they handle Americans’ personal data, including reproductive health information, may find themselves on the hook with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency warned this week. On Monday, the FTC renewed its vow to investigate or sue companies that

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