If you have a fitness tracker with an option to keep track of the menstrual cycle...

[milestogo]

Message the company and point out that it is dangerous to collect this information.

Even if you do not menstruate any longer or you are male. I never really believe that this information is private.

I don't really care who knows how many steps I've walked in a day, but these apps try to do way too much.

[XanaDUer2]

1. Agreed

I never use health apps.

[Ritabert]

2. A woman doctor told everybody to get rid of trackers

....the other day. She said they're susceptible to hacking and can be used against you.

[Tetrachloride]

3. Android phones are more susceptible to malware.

Huawei is the worst known—so far.

[getagrip_already]

4. Chinese phones, not android....

Android as it comes from source code is relatively secure.

But companies like Huawei compile their own code and inject their own adds.

China is a security risk. Period.

[Tetrachloride]

6. Android devices 50 times more infected with malware compared to iOS.

https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/mobile-security/android-more-infected-than-ios/

I type simply for those who don’t have technical expertise or time.

[getagrip_already]

7. It like windows.....

There are more of them, so they are targeted...... iphones also have their weaknesses.

But one of the biggest privacy freaks on the net is touting de-googled android as the safest, most secure phone.

You can Google it. Kind of ironic.

A lot of phones have weaknesses inserted by carriers. Not sure that is unique to Android, but apple may keep a shorter leash on them.

As on computers, be careful what apps you install. It is the apps that use the exploits.

[milestogo]

8. People willingly enter this information into these apps.

This has nothing to do with android vs apple or malware.

[PatSeg]

5. Just use an old fashion calendar

or daily planner. It doesn't take any longer. Or you could use a digital calendar and write your own code letters.

[BlackSkimmer]

9. This. What I used to do lol.

I cannot imagine using a phone for that. Lmao.

Never mind that my body told me before any reminder was needed.

[PatSeg]

10. Yes, I just don't see how

a phone app would be more convenient. Do we really need an app for everything? I'd never even considered the privacy issues. Brave New World!

[Totally Tunsie]

11. My son was chiding me today about my paper/pencil graph

that I use for tracking my diet/weight loss. "But Mom, there's an app for that!"

My response was that I'd have to turn on the phone/computer, wait for it to boot up, open the app, and then register the number, rather than just picking up my pencil and making the line just a little bit longer. Sometimes the less tech the better.

[PatSeg]

13. Oh yes, I agree

It certainly seems a lot easier to me. Technology isn't the answer to everything.

[Takket]

12. great point........

interrogators in a state who want you to prove you didn't have an abortion could use the information on this device against you.

get rid of it.