Clue
BioWink GmbH · Fertility / Period Tracker
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Index
Clue tracks menstrual cycles, symptoms, moods, sexual activity and fertility windows — reproductive-health data that is acutely sensitive in the post-Dobbs U.S. legal landscape. Because BioWink is based in Germany, Clue is bound by GDPR restrictions on sharing health data, and independent testing found it comparatively restrained about transmitting cycle entries to outside partners. It still logs detailed in-app analytics and, like its peers, must comply with lawful subpoenas.
Why this rating
Deductions: reproductive-health data is maximally sensitive here (-15); the company acknowledges it must comply with law-enforcement subpoenas (-5); internal analytics log symptom values and timestamps, adding some vagueness (-7). Bonuses: GDPR-backed data-minimization posture and granular, revocable per-purpose consent for research, analytics, recommendations and advertising (+4). One of the stronger policies in this slice.
What it is
- Requires a cloud account
- Manufacturer
- BioWink GmbH
- Category
- Fertility / Period Tracker
- Model years
- 2013-present
- Market status
- Current
- Companion app
- Clue
The evidence 2
Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.
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Reporting on how reproductive-tracking data could be subpoenaed to build abortion-related prosecutions; notes Clue's Germany/EU basis offers extra protection but that it, like peers, must honor lawful requests.
Why it matters here: Contextualizes the law-enforcement subpoena risk specific to reproductive-tracking apps such as Clue.
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Mozilla scored Clue 8/10, praising granular privacy controls and finding it did not broadly transmit sensitive cycle data to partners, while noting internal analytics logging and past data-broker exposure of period-app device lists.
Why it matters here: Independent, largely positive review of this exact app that also flags residual analytics and broker-list exposure.
Descriptive, cited, not legal advice; ratings are versioned and corrections create a new version. Data from the IoT Info Grabber DB research project, CC BY-SA 4.0.