A photo of the Flo period tracking app
Flo's period-tracking app.
  • A Virginia bill that would have prohibited police search warrants on menstrual cycle data was shelved.
  • Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his opposition to the bill this week, resulting in it being tabled.
  • The White House has warned women against using period-tracking apps, citing privacy concerns.

A Virginia bill to shield data on menstrual cycles stored on period-tracking apps from law enforcement has been killed this week after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his opposition to the motion.

The bill, which was passed last week with bipartisan support in the Democrat-led Senate, would have prohibited search warrants to obtain menstrual health data stored on a computer, cellphone, or any other electronic device.