Senate Democrats are trying to address privacy concerns around abortion as advocates warn that selling location data could pose risks to both patients and providers.
“Especially in the wake of the Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, your company’s sale of such data—to virtually anyone with a credit card—poses serious dangers for all women seeking access to abortion services,” the senators wrote to SafeGraph, with similar wording in the letter to Placer.
Lawmakers are trying to address privacy concerns around abortion as advocates warn that selling location data could pose risks to both patients and providers given the heightened tensions around the abortion debate. With the prospect that more states will further restrict abortion access, Democrats are zeroing in on the role big tech is expected to play in the battle for reproductive rights.
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