“US judge rejects Meta’s bid to overturn verdict in reproductive data case”, 19 September 2025

Meta has failed to overturn a jury verdict that found it illegally collected sensitive reproductive health data from users of the Flo period tracking app. US District Judge James Donato rejected Meta’s claim that the data was ‘secondhand’ and not protected under California’s wiretapping law.

The court found that Meta directly intercepted real-time communications between users and the app, such as when users indicated they wanted to track their menstrual cycle or pregnancy. 

Judge Donato also dismissed Meta’s argument that Flo users had consented to the data sharing, calling the claim “rank speculation” unsupported by evidence…

Meta has not responded to requests for comment.