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Periods in the Public Eye: Investigating Risk Perceptions of Data Sharing in Reproductive Health Applications

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Deubel, Annika
Heger, Pauline

Abstract

Period tracking apps allow for tracking and monito-ring various aspects of reproductive health, making them a convenient and popular choice for personal tracking. However, concerns have been raised regarding the data-sharing practices of such apps. Against this background, the study at hand investig... view more

Period tracking apps allow for tracking and monito-ring various aspects of reproductive health, making them a convenient and popular choice for personal tracking. However, concerns have been raised regarding the data-sharing practices of such apps. Against this background, the study at hand investigated the perceived privacy risks of period trackers and connection to knowledge about data sharing practices among German users. Exploratory analyses reveal that users who actively use period trackers have a lower risk perception than those who have discontinued the use. Additionally, perceived knowledge of data sharing practices of period trackers shows a negative relation with risk perception.... view less


Perioden-Tracking-Apps sind für viele Menschen ein beliebtes Mittel für die Überwachung verschiedener Aspekte der reproduktiven Gesundheit. Gleichzeitig gibt es jedoch zahlreiche Bedenken hinsichtlich der Datenweitergabepraktiken solcher Apps. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die wahrgenommenen Dat... view more

Perioden-Tracking-Apps sind für viele Menschen ein beliebtes Mittel für die Überwachung verschiedener Aspekte der reproduktiven Gesundheit. Gleichzeitig gibt es jedoch zahlreiche Bedenken hinsichtlich der Datenweitergabepraktiken solcher Apps. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die wahrgenommenen Datenschutzrisiken von Perioden-Trackern sowie die Rolle von Wissen über Datenweitergabepraktiken unter deutschen Nutzenden. Die explorativen Ana-lysen zeigen, dass Nutzende, die Perioden-Tracker aktiv verwenden, eine geringere Risikowahrnehmung haben als solche, die die Verwendung eingestellt haben. Darüber hinaus steht das wahrgenommene domänenspezifische Wissen über den Umgang mit Daten von Perioden-Trackern in einem negativen Zusammenhang mit der Risikowahrnehmung.... view less

Keywords
interactive media; health; monitoring; data capture; data protection

Classification
Technology Assessment

Free Keywords
perceived privacy risk; mobile health; period trackers

Document language
English

Publication Year
2023

Page/Pages
p. 37-44

Journal
easy_social_sciences (2023) 69

Issue topic
Neue Daten und Methoden in der Sozialforschung: digital & transformativ

ISSN
2749-2850

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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