Women who tracked their menstrual cycle using smartphone apps have been warned about the privacy and safety risks of doing so. A report from the University of Cambridge's Minderoo Centre said the apps ...

Period tracking apps seem to offer a way, then, for women to know what’s going on inside their own bodies. Dr Stefanie Felsberger is a research associate at the University of Cambridge’s Minderoo ...

Smartphone apps that track menstrual cycles are a “gold mine” for consumer profiling, collecting information on everything from exercise, diet and medication to sexual preferences, hormone levels and ...

Tracking your menstrual cycle can help you to better understand your body – and work with it – so that you can optimise your training. While the menstrual cycle remains largely taboo and ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on May 11, and has been updated to reflect the Supreme Court's decision of June 24 to overturn Roe v. Wade. Period-tracking apps know a lot about you ...

If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have seen some debate about whether you should delete your period tracker app. While it’s not the first time this discourse has arisen (it took off ...

Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk. Many apps encourage users ...

The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse entrance on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, July 30. (Margaret Attridge/Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — ...

Flo is the most downloaded women’s health app. Here is an in-depth review of how Flo works and how it compares to other period tracking apps. Plus, our tester gives us an insider look. Share on ...

Democrat lawmakers want Apple and other tech giants to rethink their stance on menstruation-tracking apps. In a letter sent Tuesday to Apple, Google, and Samsung, New Jersey senator Bob Menendez and ...

The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse stands in San Francisco, California on Wednesday, July 16. (Matt Simons/Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A period tracking app shared users ...

You’re lethargic. Overcome with ravenous hunger. And if anyone in your path does something even remotely irritating? Let’s just say that you might not react with your usual patience. You glance at ...