In a Post-Roe World, the Future of Digital Privacy Looks Even Grimmer [telecom]

Jul 13, 2022 0 Replies

The sheer amount of tech tools and knowledge required to discreetly seek an abortion underlines how wide open we are to surveillance.



By Natasha Singer and Brian X. Chen - July 13, 2022



Welcome to the post-Roe era of digital privacy, a moment that underscores how the use of technology has made it practically impossible for Americans to evade ubiquitous tracking.



In states that have banned abortion, some women seeking out-of-state options to terminate pregnancies may end up following a long list of steps to try to shirk surveillance -- like connecting to the internet through an encrypted tunnel and using burner email addresses -- and reduce the likelihood of prosecution.



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