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Millions of women around the world use so-called period-tracking apps to monitor their menstrual cycles and determine the best time to get pregnant. A new report by the UK-based advocacy group Privacy International finds some of these apps are sharing highly sensitive information with third parties, including Facebook. Eva Blum-Dumontet wrote the report for Privacy International.