Northern Va. State Senator Seeks Answers From Walmart Concerning Sexual Health Products

Northern Va. state senator seeks answers from Walmart concerning sexual health products

As Virginia customers of Walmart shop on the company’s website, shoppers are receiving a message telling them they need to provide consent for data collection to search for items including pregnancy tests, birth control items and even a baby registry. State Sen. Barbara Favola, a Democrat representing Arlington, said the new message is coming in response to a law designed to protect people’s privacy when it comes to sexual health and reproductiv…

New Virginia Law Prompts Online Pop-Ups for Reproductive Health Products at Walmart

Virginians shopping online at Walmart may have noticed a new pop-up warning them about how their reproductive health data is tracked. It’s the result of a new state law designed to protect personal privacy, and more retailers are expected to follow suit.

Pop-up on Walmart website warns Virginia shoppers about their sexual health data

Virginia residents are raising questions about a surprising pop-up they’ve noticed on Walmart’s website that warns shoppers that they need to provide consent for data collection to simply search the site for things such as pregnancy tests, birth control items or even to browse the baby registry. The unusual message comes in response to a new Virginia law that’s designed...

New Va. law protecting reproductive health data prompts Walmart’s online data collection pop-up

Disclosure pop-ups about the “cookies,” or other aggregate bits of data websites collect and store aren’t an uncommon experience while shopping online. What’s less common: when a pop-up indicates that your potential purchase of condoms, birth control medication or menstrual…

New Va. law protecting reproductive health data prompts Walmart’s online data collection pop-ups

Disclosure pop-ups about the “cookies,” or other aggregate bits of data websites collect and store aren’t an uncommon experience while shopping online. What’s less common: when a pop-up indicates that your potential purchase of condoms, birth control medication or menstrual…