“Don’t Kill Fashion” — Garment Workers Rally to Stop Rezoning Unraveling Their District

“Don’t Kill Fashion” — Garment Workers Rally to Stop Rezoning Unraveling Their District

Seventh Avenue may be known as Fashion Avenue, but on Wednesday it became protest avenue — as New York’s garment workers, designers and preservationists rallied beneath the looming loft buildings of Midtown to defend the Garment District from rezoning. Wing & Weft owner Katie Sue Nicklos speaking at Wednesday’s protest on 7th Avenue. Photo: Phil…

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Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data – new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk

Popular period-tracking apps can hold years of personal data – new NZ research finds mixed awareness of risk

Period-tracking apps are popular digital tools for a range of menstrual, reproductive and general health purposes. But the way these apps collect and use data involves risk. Many apps encourage users to log information well beyond their menstrual cycle, including sexual activity, medications, sleep quality, exercise, social activity and perimenopause symptoms. As well as this…

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