In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft that would overturn Roe v. Wade, many women say they’re confronting new privacy fears brought on by modern technology and the bounty that some states are putting on information about women visiting clinics.
Even with physical buffer zones around some clinics, technology has no such boundaries.
"If you are a woman who is just searching for information online, you should be worried now," Raicu said."If you are a woman who is going to Planned Parenthood for whatever reason, you have to be more careful now." Companies like SafeGraph, which started in the Bay Area, was recently called out for its ability to track women as they visit Planned Parenthood clinics.
After backlash, SafeGraph said it adjusted its tech and released a statement saying,"We're removing Patterns data for locations classified as Family Planning Centers .. to curtail any potential misuse of its data." The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is sparking conversations about data privacy. If the opinion is released and abortion is criminalized in some states, some reproductive rights groups fear that text messages, search histories, ad tracking data and app usage history could put people who seek an abortion at risk.
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