#tracking apps

[eliyah-de-dark]

My folks keep making digs at me for not having Life360 on my phone. They argue that because my siblings all have it, I should too.

I'm 25. My husband and I live 20+ hours from them. They pay for nothing in my life. Yet I absolutely should give them the ability to track my every move.

Like homie, y'all are in your 50s and have nothing better to do than stalk your daughter? And because my other siblings (the eldest being almost 30) allow it, I should too?

[bytetrending]

Meta e Yandex rastreiam navegação no Android com identificadores persistentes

Dois gigantes da tecnologia, Meta (proprietária do Facebook) e Yandex (motor de busca russo), estão enfrentando críticas devido ao uso de métodos que rastreiam usuários de dispositivos Android de forma persistente. Esta prática atraiu a atenção de especialistas em privacidade e segurança digital. Eles utilizam identificadores exclusivos fornecidos pelo próprio sistema Android. Assim, mesmo que o…

[warningsine]

While the market for menstrual tracking apps is rapidly growing, there have been no large-scale analyses about why users download these apps, and particularly few studies on their use in the Global South.

Using data from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store between April and December 2021, the study explores why users download these apps in the Global South and North.

Three apps - Clue, Flo and Period Tracker - dominated the market, with over 250 million downloads combined. Most downloads of menstrual tracking apps were concentrated in the Global North, but there were also downloads throughout the Global South, with a particularly high prevalence in South America. Of the 112 countries included, the study found that low-income countries with a higher unmet need for family planning and higher total fertility rate are associated with more downloads.

Lead author Dr Francesco Rampazzo, Lecturer in Demography at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and Department of Sociology, said, ‘Our findings reinforce emerging evidence that menstrual tracking apps are more popular in areas with limited access to reproductive health services and contraception. This highlights the important role these apps may potentially play in improving access to reproductive health information and services, especially in low-income countries.’

The study employed various analytical methods and a Bayesian model to estimate downloads for 25 menstrual tracking apps that had at least 3,000 installations, 10 reviews, and 60 ratings. The authors also analysed reviews left by the users of these apps between 2009 and 2021. Using a language processing model, the researchers identified 19 topics for app usage, 12 of which were related to reviews. Menstrual cycle tracking was the most common reason reported for using these apps (61%), followed by achieving a pregnancy (22%), a sense of community (9%), and avoiding getting pregnant (8%).

Co-author Dr Alyce Raybould, Research Fellow and Survey Manager at the University College London’s (UCL) Centre for Longitudinal Studies said, ‘Our study suggests that while many use these apps to understand more about their reproductive health and menstrual cycles, others are using them to help avoid pregnancies. This warrants further investigation to see how these apps could be affecting outcomes like unplanned pregnancies, given that a very limited number of these apps market themselves as a contraceptive tool.’

The study shows that menstrual tracking apps are used worldwide, even in low-income countries, though usage is lower in areas like Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia, likely due to internet access and economic barriers. The authors note that most apps are designed with Western assumptions, which may limit their cultural relevance and effectiveness. This highlights the need for research into their impact on reproductive health, particularly in areas with limited health services.

Dr Francesco Rampazzo adds, ‘Our study highlights the potential of menstrual tracking apps to empower users in managing their reproductive health. By understanding the global trends and motivations behind app usage, we can better address the needs of diverse populations.’

These research questions also connect to broader policy areas, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on women’s reproductive health and well-being, as well as their access to technology, resources, and information.

As the study’s findings are limited by potential disparities in data availability and quality between regions, the researchers call for further research to track changes in app usage and its impact on reproductive health over time.

Given the global popularity of these apps, the authors urge policymakers to take timely action, as existing research raises concerns about the information disseminated by private corporations and the monetisation of individual-level data collected from users worldwide.

Co-author Dr Douglas Leasure, Senior Researcher and Data Scientist at the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and Oxford Population Health’s Demographic Science Unit said, ‘While it is encouraging that these menstrual tracking apps could empower women in locations with unmet family planning needs, we also hope these results will spark a conversation about potential risks when private-sector app developers fill in for reproductive health professionals.’

[sl33py-g4m3r]

personal complaint on main about apps and subscription crap

Trying to go vegetarian and stay that way..... Find a good app that helps you track your stuff and even has charts to boot

have to pay for premium for the numbers and graphs of stuff like co2 you've saved by not eating meat or other animal products if you go that far

go back to using an older program that tracks your stuff and has what percentage of co2 you're saving by eating less animal food.

older app was free to use and to download, no subscription necessary....

why is everything a freaking subscription anymore???

I know it was lots of extra data and graphs but the free program shows you everything in a simpler form without being locked behind a premium paywall...

(Meatless is the app I was using; QuitMeat is the older app I'm currently using after supposedly finding a "better" one...)

It hadn't been updated in a while but imo QuitMeat is the better one cause you can see what you're saving without a subscription to it

[robinaa]

more from that brain worm I got that told me to draw Emmet trying to bring Ingo home via 'glitches'/dimension hopping!

Ingo may not remember his brother, but i think the 'must argue with your sibling' part of his brain is still activated from seeing him

[manhattan-gamestop]

As much as I shit on Microsoft, at least Windows devices act like computers. Chromebooks are tablets that hate you

[ikiprian]

Barbara Gordon's Coding & Computer Cram School is a popular YouTube series. Tucker Foley is a star student.

Barbara Gordon's Cram School posts free online courses for both coding and computer engineering. Think Crash Course in terms of entertainment, but college lecture in terms of depth. Hundreds of thousands of viewers flock to it— students who missed a class, people looking to add new skills to a resume, even simple hobbyists. It’s a project Barbara’s proud of.

Sometimes, when she wants to relax, she’ll even hop in the comments and spend an afternoon troubleshooting a viewer’s project with them.

User “Fryer-Tuck” has especially interesting ones. Barbara finds herself seeking out his comments, checking in on whatever this crazy kid is making next. An app for collecting GPS pings and assembling them on a map in real-time, an algorithm that connects geographic points to predict something’s movement taking a hundred other variables into account, simplified versions of incredibly complex homemade programs so they can run on incredibly limited CPU’s.

(Barbara wants to buy the kid a PC. It seems he’s got natural talent, but he keeps making reference to a PDA. Talk about 90’s! This guy’s hardware probably predates his birth.)

She chats with him more and more, switching to less public PM threads, and eventually, he opens up. His latest project, though, is not something Barbara has personal experience with.

FT: so if you found, hypothetically, a mysterious glowing substance that affects tech in weird and wacky ways that could totally have potential but might be vaguely sentient/otherworldly…. what would you do and how would you experiment with it. safely, of course. and hypothetically

BG: I’d make sure all my tests were in disposable devices and quarantined programs to keep it from infecting my important stuff. Dare I ask… how weird and wacky is it?

FT: uhhh. theoretically, a person composed of this substance once used it to enter a video game. like physical body, into the computer, onto the screen? moving around and talking and fighting enemies within the game?

FT: its been experimented with before, but not on any tech with a brain. just basic shields and blasters and stuff, its an energy source. also was put in a car once

FT: i wanna see how it affects software, yk? bc i already know it can. mess around and see how far i can push it

BG: […]

FT: … barbara?

BG: Sorry, thinking. Would you mind sharing more details? You said “blasters?”

Honestly. Kid genius with access to some truly wacky materials and even wackier weapons, she needs to start a file on him before he full sends to either hero or villain.

[OR: Tucker is a self-taught hacker, but if he were to credit a teacher, he'd name Barbara Gordon's Coding & Computer Cram School! He's even caught the attention of Dr. Gordon herself. She's full of sage advice, and with how she preaches the value of a good VPN, he's sure she's not pro-government. Maybe she'll help him as he studies the many applications of ecto-tech!]

[p0tatogirl]

Shout out to whoever calculated how much hinata + kageyama talked while they were separated because now I have a clear mental image of them doing rock, paper, scissors over facetime. What we're they even competing about??? Did they have some weird thing where they would compete to see who could call earlier in the day??? I can kind of see them both getting a videogame for the sole purpose of trying to beat the others score. That stuff is insane.

[leonardcohenofficial]

my first car was a gold 2000 toyota camry. i plugged my ipad into a cigarette lighter adapter to play music driving around with my best friend spring of our senior year. these are the songs that remind me of that time and of being on the precipice of the next stage of our lives, ready to go

[victusinveritas]

[askfordoodles]

My brain, when I have to do math: Ah yes, I'll need the app with the numbers in it ...*opens clock* fuck!

My brain, when I have to set a timer/alarm: Ah yes, I'll need the app with the numbers in it ...*opens calculator* fUCK!

[riotdyke]

The body remembers

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[bluelocksource]

We Listen We Don't Judge: Blue Lock Edition.

Hi! Before 2024 comes to an end, lets do the 'We Listen, We don't Judge' trend! You can either reblog this post or reply to this post. Please be civil, everyone!

[abirddogmoment]

I got a robot vacuum on boxing day deals and Rory is following it around supervising and honestly I think this is the best enrichment I've ever bought her.