Yes, Phones Can Reveal if Someone Gets an Abortion

Photo credit: Evelien DOosje / Alamy Stock Photo. Article by Sophie Bushwick. Scientific American – May 13, 2022.

To protect personal information from companies that sell data, some individuals are relying on privacy guides instead of government regulation or industry transparency

A leaked memo has revealed that the Supreme Court plans to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. If this does occur, so-called trigger laws already passed in 13 states—along with other laws on the way—would immediately prohibit abortions in a large portion of the country. And one of the ways courts could find people to prosecute is to use the data that our phones produce every day. […]

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