Posted on May 17, 2022

Extremely Online: Data privacy after Roe v. Wade

PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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Tech companies are constantly tracking and selling your data to third parties, often without explicit consent from users. It’s a multi-billion dollar industry that isn’t regulated on a federal level, although the European Union and some U.S. states have implemented their own privacy laws.

Privacy advocates and supporters of the pro-choice movement have raised the alarm about how personal data could be used by law enforcement and anti-abortion activists if Roe vs. Wade is overturned by a Supreme Court decision this summer.

Alejandra Caraballo is a clinical instructor at the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic. From applications that track menstrual cycles to location data on visits to Planned Parenthood clinics, she argues there’s great potential for personal data to be used in criminal investigations:

Extremely Online: Data privacy after Roe v. Wade

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Posted 3 y ago

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MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P

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Posted 3 y ago

Personally, I think there should be State and/or Federal laws prohibiting the sale and sharing of sensitive personal information. Just because I do business with Company A does NOT mean I want [login to see] 43 unwanted ads from Company B nor conduct business with them.

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1SG (Join to see)

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There are already women and organizations working out ways to still get women healthcare without leaving digital footprints.

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SPC Lyle Montgomery

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I am extremely Pro Life. I do my protesting in the voting Booth and I don't give a damn if if these pro abortion groups know it. They can all kiss my ass..

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