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Last month, a California jury found that Meta had illegally collected reproductive health information from millions of women who use the fertility tracking app Flo Health. The data had been passed on to the tech giant without the users’ knowledge or consent – and despite repeated promises that it was private. The case began when eight women discovered their most private health information – details about menstruation, ovulation, pregnancy attempts and sexual health – had been “surreptitiously transmitting” to Meta through a hidden tracking tool embedded in the app. Mpho Mashita and Jones Netshipise talk to Social Media Legal Expert, Lerato Ntwampe about what apps say they do with our info, vs what they really do.