VeeDon't be on any ovulation tracker app OR site or anything that's not pen and paper. It's easy enough.
Roknrol@VeroniqueB99 AltText - "The Ovulation tracking app, "Ovia", now mandates you identify what state you live in. Delete immediately and warn other women"
smells of bikes@VeroniqueB99 there are a small number of tracker apps that are local-data-only, incapable of sharing or being viewed online. Minor problem is they're tied to the device they're installed on, but that's an extremely minor problem compared to having that data where LE can see it.
drip.app is one that specifically points out its local-only features.
drip.app is one that specifically points out its local-only features.
@smellsofbikes I had a crash course in security by a cyber security guy who knew his stuff and that I trust. Conclusion was: pen and paper. π€£ π
David Palk#RejoinEU ππͺπΊππ@VeroniqueB99 @smellsofbikes I make you right β
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I use https://f-droid.org/packages/de.arnowelzel.android.periodical/ which is another app, that stores the data only locally and does not require a login. I recently moved the data to another device, which worked well.
@VeroniqueB99
I use https://f-droid.org/packages/de.arnowelzel.android.periodical/ which is another app, that stores the data only locally and does not require a login. I recently moved the data to another device, which worked well.
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SolidHeron@VeroniqueB99 I see I should pick a state with harsh anti abortion laws and make it look like I got two months pregnant then got an abortion
@Cattail π€£ π yes!!
robloblaw@VeroniqueB99
Podcast with experts on physical and information security, with advice for anyone in the US who could get pregnant.
https://omny.fm/shows/it-could-happen-here/the-real-dangers-of-abortion-under-trump
Has links to organisations that give safe, trusted medical and legal advice.
The Real Dangers of Abortion Under Trump - It Could Happen Here
Mia talks with Kate Bertash, the executive director of the Digital Defense Fund, and Crystal, a reproductive health worker, about which of the myriad concerns set off by Trump's election are more valid than others and what people can do to avoid criminalization. Sources: https://mahotline.org https://reprolegalhelpline.org https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy-top-3 https://digitaldefensefund.org/ddf-guides/abortion-privacy https://ifwhenhow.org/resources/selfcare-criminalized/ https://medium.com/@Kendra_Serra/fear-uncertainty-and-period-trackers-340ab8fdff74
@robloblaw thx, shared π
Graeme π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ@VeroniqueB99 OR, use it on wifi only via a VPN that says you are in /Russia.. Or the White House.
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Mark Stosberg@VeroniqueB99 I installed Flo and it did not require an account. It could possibly be storing IP address.
dxzdb@markstos @VeroniqueB99 the App Store does say it tracks your location and identify but being a UK company sounds better? Thereβs a lot of data they report as linked to you.
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(I'd avoid like the plague anything electronic!)
Echedelle β§@VeroniqueB99 there is Drip which is FLOSS, offline, is on F-Droid and is made by a supportive collective which refuse those things mainstream apps do.
@echedellelr π great... I'd still avoid.
@VeroniqueB99 meow, is oki :3
Wrote about it in case someone does not see valid the pen and paper, specially if they are in the ND spectrum or need something digital for other reasons.
Wrote about it in case someone does not see valid the pen and paper, specially if they are in the ND spectrum or need something digital for other reasons.
@echedellelr ...good point. π
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@echedellelr @VeroniqueB99 yeah, and it literally doesn't have a way to connect to the internet at any point, it doesn't have a request for connection coded in
Janis@VeroniqueB99 It's one thing to stay private, and it's important. I kept my period data offline on a drive I would unplug when I plugged (yes, cables) to the internet.
There are both potentially malicious and helpful intents behind data collection, of any kind. Poisoning the well of data doesn't help the helpful, and given so many users aren't wary, it doesn't hamper the malicious.
IMO, we all just need to be aware of who has our data, demand transparency. That's already too big an ask.
@janisf I think I'm much much MUCH more leery than you are... I simply will not be part of this. Especially for this. The ROI just isn't there and there are too many examples to me (23me comes to mind) where as an after the fact oopsy we didn't mean it would've not been ok with me). Each person sees things the way they want, as long as they know and have as much info as the can. If they don't care, more power to them.
@VeroniqueB99 You're the first person who's indicated that my physical disconection and RAM clearing practice is less paranoid than they are. :)
Apps v. HIPPA.... OMFG, we're buring the planet running servers that hold data no one will use.
My point is adding salt to the sugar in the HomeEc kitchens isn't going to make schools take the class off the curriculum. IMO, we need to be keeping our own kitchens while teaching kids how
π€£ I had trust issues before but then I worked as an IT Consultant at the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)... let me tell you now I don't trust ANYONE. π€£π±
Yep that we are and we ain't seen anything yet...π
But yeah I get your point...
Maarten Pelgrim@VeroniqueB99 https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.mensinator.app/
What about Mensinator? Looks pretty secure and private to me..
Georgiana Brummell@VeroniqueB99 Why on Earth would they need to know that? Isn't this just for women who wish to track their cycles?
Because they can do surveillance on pregnancies and therefore abortions.
skribe@dandylover1 @VeroniqueB99 it's part of their culture war. They want to control women, and see them purely as brood mares. By knowing their cycles they can determine if they've had an abortion, which is now illegal in some states.