Description: The report said the apps provide a "gold mine" of data for consumer profiling and warn that in the wrong hands it could pose a safety risk CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY academics have flagged concerns over the safety of period tracker apps and warned that the women using them could face privacy and safety risks. A report by the university's Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, an independent team of researchers, have stated that the personal information collected in these apps - including exercise, diet, medication, sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use - could be "sold at scale". The report said the apps provide a "gold mine" for consumer profiling and collecting information, and academics warn that in the wrong hands, the data could result in health insurance "discrimination" and risks to job prospects.
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