Researchers also bring attention to big tech’s business model and how it “facilitates mass surveillance of users seeking reproductive health care.” For example, people are frequently forced to consent to companies having permission to collecting and use their data, or they’re denied access to the platform. Following the overturn of Roe v. Wade with the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, the reproductive care landscape lacks federal abortion protections, putting patients’ lives at stake.
“The collection of sensitive health data exposes users to the risk of significant privacy invasion and criminalization,” the researchers warn.
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