Period apps carry sensitive information that can be used against you in the US.
- Danielle Keats Citron, University of Virginia law professor
But Citron noted that HIPAA only narrowly applies to covered entities like your doctor, your hospital and your health insurance, not fertility apps.“We’ve already seen that, when the foetus is considered a person, healthcare providers areto override patient privacy as mandated reporters,” she says.
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