U.S. House panel to investigate companies sharing reproductive data
By Rose Horowitch
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By Rose Horowitch
Three House lawmakers are launching an investigation into the collection and sale of personal health data related to abortion by data brokers and period-tracking apps.
The U.S. House Oversight Committee is probing a collection of period tracking apps and data brokers in light of emerging concerns about how private health data might be weaponized in the dawning post-Roe v. Wade era. The committee issued letters today to data brokers SafeGraph, Babel Street, Digital Envoy, Placer.ai and Gravy Analytics and app […]
A U.S. congressional committee has asked data brokers and personal health apps to tell how they handle users' reproductive health data amid concerns states will use the information to track patients
The lawmakers expressed concern about how the data could be used, including by private 'bounty hunters' seeking to sue abortion providers for violating various states' anti-abortion laws.