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Period tracking is a simple task that plenty of apps can do. But most apps these days—including those that track health data—store information about you on their own servers and sometimes even share that data with advertisers. The Mozilla Foundation tested several popular period-tracking apps, and it identified one that’s better than the rest for keeping your data private: Euki.
Privacy is especially important for period trackers in light of the political and legal battles surrounding abortion and birth control. We know that the police have used other data, such as messages and search historyTo prosecute people for alleged abortions. It’s understandable if you don’t want tech companies to keep or share data about your reproductive health. Our sister site PCMag Here’s a guide to tracking your period privately. They recommend Apple Health or DIY methods like coded notes on a calendar.
Recently, Mozilla Foundation a A privacy audit of six of the top period tracking apps. It found serious privacy flaws in Stardust, SpotOn, Period Calendar, Flow and Clue, but held on. hold on As the best of the bunch: “We strongly recommend Yuki for anyone who puts privacy first,” he says.
How to install and use Euki privately
hold on Available for both iOS And Android. The app is free, with no in-app purchases, and the Apple App Store reports that the developer does not collect any data from the app. You do not need to create an account to use the application; It starts working as soon as you install it.
Most importantly, your data is stored locally on your phone and not sent to any server. Most period-tracking apps, including more privacy-focused apps that say they encrypt or anonymize your data, still store your data on servers that the company has access to. Some say they will fight a subpoena if they are asked to hand over data; But it’s probably better not to give your data to the company in the first place.
What do you think so far?
Euki has some other privacy features. You can set a PIN when you install the app, And A fake PIN that will hide your data. (When I enter a fake PIN, I get a message that the app is having technical difficulties and I should try again later.) You can ask Euki to delete your previous data, either by tapping a button in Settings or by setting a schedule to delete old data regularly.
As for the features of the app, you can log almost anything for a given day. There are categories for bleeding, emotions, body symptoms, sexual activity and more. You can also track appointments and things like when you check the strings on your IUD.
