--- title: Beyond the Pink: Data Risks in Femtech You Can’t Ignore... description: Femtech apps (period trackers, fertility apps) collect highly intimate health data but lack adequate privacy protections. These apps use manipulative consent... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/beyond-the-pink-data-risks-in-femtech-you-can-t-ignore---arohi-naik---ndc-manchester-2025-y6rsrb3xz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Beyond the Pink: Data Risks in Femtech You Can’t Ignore - Arohi Naik - NDC Manchester 2025 | daily.dev og:description: Femtech apps (period trackers, fertility apps) collect highly intimate health data but lack adequate privacy protections. These apps use manipulative consent... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/beyond-the-pink-data-risks-in-femtech-you-can-t-ignore---arohi-naik---ndc-manchester-2025-y6rsrb3xz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Y6rsrb3XZ.png og:image:alt: Beyond the Pink: Data Risks in Femtech You Can’t Ignore - Arohi Naik - NDC Manchester 2025 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Beyond the Pink: Data Risks in Femtech You Can’t Ignore - Arohi Naik - NDC Manchester 2025 **[NDC Conferences](https://daily.dev/sources/ndc)** · 58 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Femtech apps (period trackers, fertility apps) collect highly intimate health data but lack adequate privacy protections. These apps use manipulative consent mechanisms, share data with third parties despite vague privacy policies, and often avoid medical device regulations by labeling themselves as "wellness" tools. Data anonymization is insufficient, and breaches can lead to workplace discrimination, legal consequences in restrictive jurisdictions, and stalking risks. Solutions include on-device processing, differential privacy, end-to-end encryption, and stronger regulations. Users should disable tracking, choose privacy-first apps, and exercise GDPR rights to delete data. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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