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Flo will get FTC slap for sharing person knowledge when it promised privateness

The FTC has reached a agreement with Flo, a period and fertility tracking app with 100 million+ consumers, over allegations it shared consumers’ smartly being knowledge with third-party app analytics and promoting corporations like Facebook irrespective of promising to care for consumers’ refined smartly being knowledge personal. Flo m…
The FTC has reached a settlement with Flo, a period and fertility tracking app with 100 million+ users, over allegations it shared users’ health data with third-party app analytics and marketing services like Facebook despite promising to keep users’ sensitive health data private. Flo m…

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Author: Natasha Lomas

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