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"My sex-related data is more sensitive than my financial data and I want the same level of security and privacy": User Risk Perceptions and Protective Actions in Female-oriented Technologies. (arXiv:2306.05956v1 [cs.CR])
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The digitalization of the reproductive body has engaged myriads of
cutting-edge technologies in supporting people to know and tackle their
intimate health. Generally understood as female technologies (aka
female-oriented technologies or 'FemTech'), these products and systems collect
a wide range of intimate data which are processed, transferred, saved and
shared with other parties. In this paper, we explore how the "data-hungry"
nature of this industry and the lack of proper safeguarding mechanisms,
standards, and regulations for vulnerable data can lead …
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