twasink, 1 month ago

@rayckeith @gdinwiddie FYI Ovia is a massive privacy invader. If you’ve heard any story about a health tracking app selling their users data to advertisers, odds are Ovia is mentioned in the story.

Like this one from 2019:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/10/tracking-your-pregnancy-an-app-may-be-more-public-than-you-think/

(Also, unless it's been solely accessed via a VPN, Ovia already knew what state the user was in)

helgztech, 1 month ago

@rayckeith side note: beware metadata and data aggregation. Buy your menstrual hygiene products,ibruprofen, and birth control at the same intervals whether you need them or not, preferably with cash. Pay attention to any other visible behaviours associated with your cycle and build in randomness. This includes mood swings that may be tracked by Facebook interactions.

healsdata, 1 month ago

@rayckeith Ovia was in the news in 2019 for selling data to employers.

"But a key element of Ovia’s sales pitch is how companies can cut back on medical costs and help usher women back to work."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/10/tracking-your-pregnancy-an-app-may-be-more-public-than-you-think/

stationkeeper, 1 month ago

@rayckeith And my fellow dudes, it's time to download Ovia and start giving them some garbage data.

I'm currently using it to track when my dog needs to run out to the yard.

🤓

thegreekgeek, 1 month ago

@rayckeith if anyone's interested, here's someone who rolled their own period tracker:

https://www.alizaaufrichtig.com/period-tracker

Unfortunately it relies on Google Sheets but hopefully this will be enough of a starting point for someone to adapt it to something that's not Google.

jonobie, 1 month ago

@rayckeith Last I checked, the Clue period tracker is based outside the US (UK) and has a robust privacy statement.

penalbatoday, 1 month ago

@rayckeith why delete posts 100 reposts?

rayckeith, 1 month ago

@penalbatoday I get tired

wonka, 1 month ago

@rayckeith "Under his eye", or what will be next? 🤬

cyberlyra, 1 month ago

@rayckeith @asociologist i just found drip. It keeps all data local and was built with $ from Mozilla foundation, on feminist principles. (Personally I don’t track using anything commercial but ppl have asked me for reccos)

https://dripapp.org

suzisteffen, 1 month ago

@rayckeith #ALT4you

niko, 1 month ago

@suzisteffen @rayckeith
Screenshot of a reddit post with title "My ovulation tracker suddenly asked what state I live in", with flair "Burn the Patriarchy", in all caps. Post content follows

It said telling them was required to continue using the app.

The fuck it is.

I deleted it immediately. Like I'm gonna risk police showing up to my door if I miss a month due to non-pregnancy reasons.

Update: I just went to the tracker’s spot in the App Store to leave a review warning other potential users. According to the last few reviews that were written, I am NOT the first user since the last update who noticed and immediately deleted.

I have no problem naming and shaming the app, but I'm unsure if it's allowed. If a moderator could let me know if I'm allowed to name the app or not, I'd really appreciate it!

Edit #2: I've gotten permission to name the app as long as we don't go brigading. The app is called Ovia. Avoid it like the plague!

Lizette603_23, 1 month ago

@niko This is early Handmaid's Tale shit.

1nd33d, 1 month ago

@niko @suzisteffen @rayckeith Generally best to avoid apps that look like this, ESPECIALLY with anything related to healthcare. Yikes!

db, 1 month ago

@1nd33d @niko @suzisteffen @rayckeith Apple Health includes a built in cycle tracker, that is much more private. You can keep the data entirely local and encrypted.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210407