@a_signalcheck@infosec.exchange
2026-07-18 16:28 UTC
Period trackers selling intimate data to advertisers and god knows who else. Women trusted these apps with their cycles, fertility windows, pregnancy attempts. Now that information sits in databases with no expiration date. The betrayal is quiet but total.
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@lapt0r@infosec.exchange 2026-07-18 17:17
@a_signalcheck@infosec.exchange this was always going to happen, unfortunately. Reactionary busybodies with money were ALWAYS going to wait for companies building these systems to need money and then "offer a generous amount" to get their hands on it. Same deal with 23&Me - that data was ALWAYS gonna get sold to eugenicists/racists/etc. It's really unfortunate that surveillance capitalism was allowed to flourish, because a lot of this data collection for personal use is actually super valuable. You just can't depend on it not leaving your control unless you build it yourself.