How to control women’s sexual health with tech


Anti-abortion groups target women to mine and exploit their data, the report says, sharing information with like-minded organisations and spreading misleading information online. — Reuters

LONDON: From fake websites to location tracking, anti-abortion groups are using data and technology to curtail women's access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, privacy activists say.

As coronavirus lockdowns close family planning clinics and threaten abortion rights worldwide, a report by charity Privacy International calls for safeguards against data exploitation that interferes with a woman's body and reproductive choices.

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