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Period tracker Stardust shares users’ health data with analytics firm, says Mozilla research

TechCrunch — Privacy · · International · Healthcare Privacy

One period tracker app tested by Mozilla was 'squeaky clean,' while another app was seen sharing users' health data with an analytics company, underscoring vast differences in user privacy among these apps.

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