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Your Period Tracker Is (Probably) Spying on You

A WIRED news roundup highlights privacy risks in period-tracking apps, Russian infrastructure hacking, DHS cybersecurity failures, and data scraping by an AI music generator.

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WIRED Artificial Intelligence

Jul 18, 2026

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The privacy problems hidden in your period tracker

A Hacker News thread titled 'The privacy problems hidden in your period tracker' surfaces user commentary on data collection and sharing practices of menstrual health apps, highlighting concerns about third-party data brokers, lax consent mechanisms, and regulatory gaps.

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Hacker News Front Page

Jul 17, 2026

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

Mozilla's privacy research found that the period tracker app Stardust shares users' health data with a third-party analytics firm, revealing inconsistent privacy practices across menstrual health apps.

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TechCrunch

Jul 16, 2026