{
  "id": 14208123,
  "title": "I asked Google about its new multi-year partnership with Flo Health, in light of privacy concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/i-asked-google-about-its-new-multi-year-partnership-with-flo-health",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:10:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/fitness-apps/google-health-coach-onboarding-incorporates-explicit-consent-i-asked-google-about-its-new-multi-year-partnership-with-flo-health-in-light-of-privacy-concerns-following-the-companies-usd56-million-lawsuit-settlement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During Google's recent press briefing, the tech giant unveiled a multi-year partnership with the women's health app, Flo. Flo is an application that enables users to track their menstrual cycles, ovulation, and pregnancy stages. The collaboration aims to provide personalized experiences for women through the integration of Flo into Google Health, building new products, and utilizing data collected from fitness trackers like the Fitbit Air.\n\nThe partnership comes on the heels of a $56 million settlement involving Flo, Google, and Meta, a major social media platform. The settlement was reached due to allegations that sensitive period tracking information was shared without users' knowledge or consent through Flo's in-app software development kits. Meta declined to settle and was found liable for violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act.\n\nGoogle reassured users of increased privacy measures by stating that Google Health Coach onboarding provides explicit consent, informing users that third-party app data will be used solely for personalized coaching. Additionally, Google claims its algorithms are designed not to log or store sensitive women's health-related events, and AI responses maintain alignment with sensitive communication standards. The company also clarified that no data will move between apps without explicit permission from users, and Flo data shared with Google Health will never be used for advertising, sold, or made available to other apps or developers.\n\nWhile Google's new stance addresses privacy concerns, the partnership's controversial history may dissuade some users from utilizing Flo's women's health tracking features. Users can withdraw consent if concerned about data treatment by visiting Google's Privacy Checkup page.",
  "summary": "Google assured me that its algos are 'designed not to log or store sensitive women’s health-related events'.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}