So what happens if like, Texas passes a law that says they have to store this data? Are online services all going to have to write up to 50 different backend implementations and accurately determine what state each user is in and route them to the correct system to be on the right side of US law?
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It will keep being apealed until it reaches a federal court.
Proof that all privacy fears eventually come true. This is exactly what people said period tracker apps would do. Sell their data.
Uh, holy shit. Meta doesn't even make Flo. This is worse: the developers were specifically selling their users' menstrual data to Facebook.
Anybody have an open-source tracker they'd recommend?
Anybody have an open-source tracker they'd recommend?
A paper calendar.
Srs.
I can't recommend one but there are a few on F-Droid. This came up previously when Roe vs. Wade was repealed, you might want to do a search for that.
Edit: here is Lockdowns take on this kind of thing (it's an iOS firewall and adblocker) https://lockdownprivacy.com/about
Note that I am not recommending their service (I use Android) only their blog post about this
A piece of paper
Anybody have an open-source tracker they'd recommend?
No app is going to take the place of a trained and licensed haruspex.
Billions in fines (massively exceeding profits from the operation) and jail time for those knowingly involved or this means zilch.
This means zilch.
It is a civil lawsuit so nobody will be jailed.
Lizard boy will buy another hospital and all will be forgotten.