Health Apps Must Shield Reproductive Data, California AG Urges

California’s attorney general urged health apps to bolster security and confidentiality of user data in the face of “unprecedented threats to reproductive freedom.”

Fertility trackers and other health apps apps should develop security programs designed to protect sensitive information against unauthorized access and disclosure, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said in a Thursday statement.

Health apps also should obtain consent before sharing user data and allow users to revoke previously granted consent, he advised, and the companies that make them should provide internal employee training on the threats and privacy concerns associated with reproductive rights.

Bonta issued the ...