Health section

sbeve · May 28, 2023, 1:52am

Would like to see health section. There already seems to be a GitHub issue on this. Creating a topic here for further discussions.

github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org

Add "Personal Health" section

opened 06:21PM - 18 Jul 22 UTC

jonaharagon

c:software status:research required

We should look at a section covering personal health/fitness tracking and manage…ment, including period tracking as mentioned below, as well as just a generalized health database. Outside of fitness tracking, health databases have a clear use-case for a variety of medical reasons such as medication, vitals, and nutrition tracking; so this definitely isn't something that can be dismissed as simply as "just don't track that stuff if you want privacy" lol On iOS, simply sticking with Apple Health seems like a clear recommendation, as it operates entirely on-device and includes period tracking as well as tracking of essentially any other health metric. I think we need to research available options on Android still, including the ones linked below: ### Discussed in https://github.com/orgs/privacyguides/discussions/1513 <div type='discussions-op-text'> <sup>Originally posted by **FriskyInitiate** July 5, 2022</sup> Period tracker apps are used to record highly personal information that can include your menstruation cycle, sexual activity, daily mood, pain levels, whether you are trying to have a baby, pregnancy or if you experience a miscarriage. With the recent attack on reproductive rights in the US, it seems more relevant than ever to introduce a category for period tracking apps. Consumer Reports has [evaluated](https://web.archive.org/web/20220630092722/https://www.consumerreports.org/health-privacy/what-your-period-tracker-app-knows-about-you-a8701683935/) some of the available apps for privacy invasions and [recommends](https://web.archive.org/web/20220630215118/https://www.consumerreports.org/health-privacy/period-tracker-apps-privacy-a2278134145/) [Drip](https://bloodyhealth.gitlab.io/), [Euki](https://eukiapp.com/) and [Periodical](https://arnowelzel.de/en/projects/periodical).</div>

Nostradamus · May 28, 2023, 7:32pm

This could be a good start: Privacy Health & Fitness Tracking Explained! - YouTube