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Online data could be used against people seeking abortions if Roe v. Wade falls

  • Written by Nora McDonald, Assistant Professor of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati
imageApps for tracking reproductive health are convenient, but the data they collect could be used against you.Tarik Kizilkaya/iStock via Getty Images

When the draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked to the press, many of us who have been studying privacy for vulnerable individuals came to a troubling realization:...

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