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Mental health apps might put your privacy at risk. Here’s how to stay protected

Wednesday, May 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Digital mental health company BetterHelp is facing multiple potential class action lawsuits over claims from patients that it shared their personal information to advertisers — including Facebook. The lawsuits came soon after BetterHelp agreed in March to pay $7.8 million over charges... Read More.

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs reintroduces legislation to ensure privacy on period-tracking apps

Wednesday, May 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As oral arguments begin in a federal appeals court case Wednesday weighing access to the widely-used abortion pill in the United States, some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm about data privacy.Rep. Sara Jacobs, a Democrat from California, said in an... Read More.

Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to stop using Signal and other encrypted messaging apps as a condition of his bail release

Monday, February 6 by ABC News

(SAN FRANCISCO) -- Embattled crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried agreed on Monday to stop using Signal and other encrypted messaging apps as a condition of his release on bail, according to a letter his attorney filed with the court.However, Bankman-Fried sought permission from the judge... Read More.

Timeline: Wisconsin man accused of financially preying on women he met on dating apps

Wednesday, November 30 by ABC News

(FRANKLIN, Wisc.) -- The arrest of a man accused of financially preying on women he meets through dating apps followed weeks of warnings from Wisconsin police to be on the lookout for the alleged perpetrator.It also came as the man -- 52-year-old Timothy Olson... Read More.

Timothy Olson, Wisconsin man accused of victimizing women he meets on dating apps, taken into custody

Tuesday, November 29 by ABC News

(MILWAUKEE) -- A Wisconsin man accused of financially preying on women he met on dating apps, and is wanted for questioning in connection with the death of a woman he was with when she collapsed at a bar, has been taken into custody, police... Read More.

New report warns about privacy of period-tracking, pregnancy apps after Roe v. Wade overturned

Thursday, August 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A new report is shining a spotlight on potential privacy concerns loopholes in apps that collect women's personal health information following the reversal of Roe v. Wade.Abortion is now nearly banned in at least 15 states as a result of the... Read More.

Period-tracking apps may help prosecute users, advocates fear

Saturday, July 2 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leaving it up to individual states to decide whether to allow abortion procedures, has prompted abortion-rights advocates to urge women using period-trackers, and other digital apps that track reproductive health, to delete them.“If... Read More.

Emergency Preparedness Apps To Have On Your Phone

Saturday, October 9 by Ted Buehner

As we head into the fall and winter storm season along with the ongoing earthquake hazard threat and pandemic, what emergency apps should you have on your phone? Here is a list of key emergency preparedness and response apps for your phone.American Red CrossFree... Read More.

Stories tagged with: apps

Mental health apps might put your privacy at risk. Here’s how to stay protected

Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs reintroduces legislation to ensure privacy on period-tracking apps

Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to stop using Signal and other encrypted messaging apps as a condition of his bail release

Timeline: Wisconsin man accused of financially preying on women he met on dating apps

Timothy Olson, Wisconsin man accused of victimizing women he meets on dating apps, taken into custody

New report warns about privacy of period-tracking, pregnancy apps after Roe v. Wade overturned

Period-tracking apps may help prosecute users, advocates fear

Emergency Preparedness Apps To Have On Your Phone

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