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Women face ‘frightening privacy and safety risks’ from period tracker apps

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Dr Stefanie Felsberger from Cambridge’s Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, alongside her team at the University of Cambridge, are calling for better regulation in FemTech.


They believe women face “real and frightening privacy and safety risks” when using period tracker apps.


Flo Health respond to their claims on this episode of Tech & Science Daily.


Humpback whales could be secretly trying to talk to humans by creating circular bubbles in water during friendly interactions.


And why a TV ad for the chocolate bar Twix has been banned.


Also in this episode:


-History-making week for Nintendo: More than 3.5 million of the Switch 2 consoles have been sold so far.


-Robotic surgeries are set to soar under NHS plans.


-Tesla boss Elon Musk says he ‘went too far’ in posts against Trump.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Content provided by Rachelle Abbott and The Evening Standard. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Rachelle Abbott and The Evening Standard or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

Dr Stefanie Felsberger from Cambridge’s Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, alongside her team at the University of Cambridge, are calling for better regulation in FemTech.


They believe women face “real and frightening privacy and safety risks” when using period tracker apps.


Flo Health respond to their claims on this episode of Tech & Science Daily.


Humpback whales could be secretly trying to talk to humans by creating circular bubbles in water during friendly interactions.


And why a TV ad for the chocolate bar Twix has been banned.


Also in this episode:


-History-making week for Nintendo: More than 3.5 million of the Switch 2 consoles have been sold so far.


-Robotic surgeries are set to soar under NHS plans.


-Tesla boss Elon Musk says he ‘went too far’ in posts against Trump.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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