The privacy problems hidden in your period tracker

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period trackersprivacy issueshealth datadata sharingdata storageMozilla investigation

Author: tchalla

Date: 7/16/2026

Article Summary:
Mozilla investigated the privacy practices of six popular period trackers and found that some apps share users' health data with other companies, track users in other ways, and store data on their own servers, raising concerns about data security and potential misuse.