Meta, Flo trial begins over period-tracking app’s data sharing practices

Meta, Flo trial begins over period-tracking app’s data sharing practices

A class-action lawsuit against Flo Health and Meta alleges improper sharing of women’s reproductive data for targeted advertising, despite promises of confidentiality. The case could result in billions in damages and highlights ongoing concerns over health data privacy. #FloHealth #Meta #UserDataPrivacy

Keypoints

  • The lawsuit involves allegations that Flo shared user data with Meta for targeted ads.
  • The case includes 38 million class members claiming privacy violations.
  • Flo allegedly embedded a SDK that allowed Meta to access menstrual data.
  • Meta denies obtaining or using the menstrual data from Flo.
  • The case follows a 2019 FTC settlement requiring Flo to improve data disclosures and obtain user consent.

Read More: https://therecord.media/meta-flo-trial-period-tracking-data-sharing