Reset on Twitter Spaces: Avoiding a digital trail when seeking an abortion

Data from period tracking apps, digital check-in forms at hospitals and even Google searches could become evidence in a trial.

Woman using phone
A woman uses her phone at the Ford exhibition at the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place in Chicago on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press
Woman using phone
A woman uses her phone at the Ford exhibition at the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place in Chicago on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press

Reset on Twitter Spaces: Avoiding a digital trail when seeking an abortion

Data from period tracking apps, digital check-in forms at hospitals and even Google searches could become evidence in a trial.

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With abortions now banned or mostly banned in 15 states and counting, people from those states seeking the procedure need to be careful about the information trails they leave on the internet. That’s because they could have their digital footprints used against them by law enforcement.

Reset holds its first conversation on Twitter Spaces to learn more about this issue, and how to safeguard your privacy.

GUEST: Heather Kelly, technology reporter for The Washington Post