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Meta accessed women's health data from Flo app without consent, says court

A jury has ruled that Meta accessed sensitive information from women's reproductive health tracking app Flo without consent.

Flo Health user Erica Frasco bought a class action lawsuit against the company in 2021, following a damning report about its privacy infractions by the Wall Street Journal in 2019. “We are committed to keeping that trust, which is why our policy as a company is to take every step to ensure that individual user’s data and privacy rights are protected.” The Federal Trade Commission investigated these allegations and settled with Flo Health in 2021, imposing an independent review of its privacy policy and mandating that it not misrepresent its app.

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