I don't menstruate so I don't get a vote, but I'm seeing a lot of advice about which period trackers keep their data in places that aren't subject to U.S.
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I don't menstruate so I don't get a vote, but I'm seeing a lot of advice about which period trackers keep their data in places that aren't subject to U.S. subpoenas. While this is in theory good advice, it also feels like it should be pointed out that none of this data needs to be sent *anywhere* and there's no reason whatsoever that your period tracker needs internet access—we should all be more critical of this instead of just accepting it and looking at where the company behind it is located.
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@sam
Shouldn't this data just go nowhere?
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@mdosch that's what I said
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(Also, if they're located outside the U.S. but using a U.S. company for data storage and they tell you that they won't comply with Gillead's subpoenas, they're lying to you or maliciously incompetent, because AWS absolutely will comply even if the app company doesn't)
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@sam suggestion: flood the services with false accounts all operated by people who don't menstruate.
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@FourT4 I like this as a fun idea in general, but I'm skeptical that it actually does anything to help. I'm pretty sure they have the tools to get some signal out of that noise no matter how many people we got to flood it, and even if they don't it would just be a few more door knocks for law enforcement to figure out which were legit and which weren't.
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@sam it's been awhile since I looked into this but at one point, the Planned Parenthood period tracker had an offline mode that doesn't require uploading data or even having an account
