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Re:Menstruation Apps Are Sharing Users' Data by jakear on Monday September 09, 2019 @09:35PM (#20924372)
Might be missing something here, but why would women who might be pregnant be a particularly valuable audience for porn sites, tinder, etc?
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Re:Menstruation Apps Are Sharing Users' Data by mtrower on Monday September 09, 2019 @11:11PM (#20924746)
Not the women - their partners.
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Re:Menstruation Apps Are Sharing Users' Data by TeMPOraL on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @06:49AM (#20926823)
And to clarify, it's not always because of ill intent of the partner. Depending on preexisting issues and new conditions caused by a pregnancy, it's not uncommon to get an advice from doctor (or even a written advice from the hospital) to refrain from sexual activity. This makes the partner a much more interesting target for aforementioned sites.
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Re:Menstruation Apps Are Sharing Users' Data by wmeredith on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @07:27AM (#20927052)
And for more clarity, this can swing the other way, too. Sometimes pregnant women want sex more than normal, which can be totally fine/healthy depending on the health of the mother and baby. Hormones are extremely powerful and affect people differently.
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