California Attorney General Rob Bonta wrote to Apple, urging the tech giant to protect reproductive health data in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, NBC Bay Area reported Nov. 27.
Mr. Banta was joined by 10 other attorneys general in expressing concern that individuals' reproductive health data could be used against them if they seek an abortion in a state where it is legal.
Apple has encrypted Apple Health data. However, Mr. Bonta alleged that apps that sync with Apple Health do not meet the same data protection standards.
"With reproductive rights under attack across the nation, our fight to protect reproductive freedom has never been more crucial," Mr. Bonta wrote in the letter. "We urge Apple to heed our call and protect their users from attempts to regulate their bodies and curtail their freedom by improving consumer protections for third-party apps in the App Store."