Technology companies are worried that the police may be able to obtain user tracking data due to laws that punish abortion

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that guaranteed a woman's right to have an abortion because 'a woman's decision as to whether or not to continue her pregnancy is included in her right to privacy.' . If 'state laws banning abortion' were enacted in conjunction with the ruling, 'police and prosecutors would obtain Internet users' search histories, geographic locations, and other information indicating plans to have abortions as part of their investigations.' There is a possibility, ”said technology companies.

US tech industry frets about handing data to states prosecuting abortion | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-tech-industry-frets-about-handing-data-states-prosecuting-abortion-2022-06-24/

US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ends constitutional right to abortion | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-overturns-abortion-rights-landmark-2022-06-24/

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reportedly upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The conservative presiding judge also supported the Mississippi state law, although he did not take steps to completely erase the Roe judgment that protects women's rights regarding abortion.

Cynthia Konticook, a researcher at the Ford Foundation , one of the world's leading philanthropic organizations, said, ``By enacting a ban on abortion by state law, information related to search history and the websites you visit will be protected by technologies such as Google and Amazon. It is very likely that companies will receive requests,' he told Reuters. President Biden also condemned the ruling, calling it 'a sad day for the court and the country, a decision that clearly deprives Americans of their fundamental constitutional rights.'

Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the Electronic Frontier Foundation , which seeks to protect the right to technological freedom from governments, said, 'The difference between when abortion was illegal in America and now is illegal. 'We are living in an age of unprecedented digital surveillance. Technology companies should stop collecting data and protect it if they don't want it used to prosecute users.' says.

The difference between now and the last time that abortion was illegal in the United States is that we live in an era of unprecedented digital surveillance.

— Eva (@evacide) June 24, 2022

Technology companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Twitter responded to the question asked by each media outlet, ``How do you respond to the fact that the data you collect can be used in lawsuits against women seeking abortion?'' At the time of writing the article, there was no response. Tech companies may ultimately be faced with a choice between just handing over data or drastically rethinking how they collect and process data.