Senators ask Apple, Google to stop collecting data that could identify abortion seekers

After a leaked opinion draft indicated that the Supreme Court plans to overturn Roe V. Wade, U.S. lawmakers have asked Apple and Google to help safeguard data that could be used against those seeking abortions.On Friday, senators sent a letter to both Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The letter, seen by CNET expressed concern that certain data collected, including health, biometrics, online activity, and location, could be used to identify someone looking to have an abortion.There is cause for legitimate concern. Many apps harvest information from users and sell it to data brokers, who in turn have sold it it to additional parties. Read more...