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New 'Vagina Privacy Network' aims to keep data safe for abortion seekers.
Advocates warn messages, search history, location data and even period trackers can be too easily accessed.
Authorities have used digital footprints to investigate abortion-related cases long before the Dobbs v. Wade decision.
A Washington Post investigation found Google was not consistently deleting location data of people who visited “particularly personal” places, including abortion clinics.
Google disputed these claims and said they are following through on their pledge to delete this data.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation published a guide on steps companies can take to make sure they aren't collecting sensitive data about people seeking abortions.
"I think ultimately, if we're looking at the need to protect individuals across the country and make sure that we have privacy protections available to everybody, that we might need to see federal government action on this," Stepanovich said. "And I don't know if we're in a place where that's going to happen imminently.".
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