Zuckerberg, get out of my uterus! An examination of fertility apps, data-sharing and remaking the female body as a digitalized reproductive subject.
This paper explores the rise of fertility apps and what data-sharing in this arena can mean for app users. The paper offers a brief background of some available fertility apps, how they work and where they are situated in the sphere of health-tracking apps. Exploring how exactly these apps market th...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 406 - 417 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2021
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