Stardust Shared Your Private Health Data | Tech News

A popular period tracking app, Stardust, secretly shared highly sensitive health data—including birth dates, birth control use, and fertility goals—with third-party analytics firm RudderStack, despite claiming user privacy. Mozilla’s investigation found Stardust was the only app among six tested doing this, raising alarms about data security and potential exposure to breaches or legal demands. While Stardust insists RudderStack can’t profit from the data, both companies are based in the U.S., making user data vulnerable to law enforcement. Thankfully, Mozilla also spotlighted Euki, a “squeaky clean” alternative that keeps all health data securely on your device. This episode is a wake-up call: always scrutinize privacy policies—even when apps promise your data is safe. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e29797a7298d6319