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Washington Post
By Laura Vozzella and Gregory S. Schneider
February 14, 2023 at 6:24 p.m. EST
RICHMOND The administration of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) helped defeat a bill this week to put menstrual data stored on period-tracking apps beyond the reach of law enforcement, blocking what supporters pitched as a basic privacy measure.
Millions of women use mobile apps to track their cycles, a practice that has occasionally raised data-security worries because the apps are not bound by HIPAA, the federal health privacy law. New concerns arose after the Supreme Court gave states the right to ban abortion in June, with some abortion rights groups warning that the information could be used to prosecute women or doctors who violate a states restrictions on the procedure.
S.B. 852, proposed by Sen. Barbara A. Favola (D-Arlington), would have prohibited search warrants from being issued for menstrual data stored on computers or other electronic devices. The measure sailed out of the Democratic-led Senate last week on a 31-9 vote, with every Democrat and half of the chambers 18 Republicans in support.
But a Republican-led House subcommittee voted along party lines Monday to table the bill essentially killing it after Maggie Cleary, Youngkins deputy secretary of public safety and homeland security, detailed the administrations concerns that the measure could restrict subpoena powers.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/02/14/youngkin-menstrual-data-abortion-virginia/
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)If you are not guilty why would you want to hide this information. ***Snark***
Not snark. This is America in 2023. The government wants to track your cycle.
mercuryblues
(14,526 posts)Period Police.
raging moderate
(4,296 posts)We have the right to privacy.
Wicked Blue
(5,826 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)GreenWave
(6,689 posts)Timeflyer
(1,991 posts)"Take those shoes off, woman, and get back in the kitchen."