# Google defends Flo Health partnership on privacy

> Google addresses concerns about its multi-year deal with period-tracking app Flo Health following a fifty-six million dollar lawsuit settlement.
- Title: Google defends Flo Health partnership on privacy · TechRadar
- Summary: Google addresses concerns about its multi-year deal with period-tracking app Flo Health following a fifty-six million dollar lawsuit settlement. Google says…
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- Source: TechRadar — https://techradar.com/health-fitness/fitness-apps/google-health-coach-onboarding-incorporates-explicit-consent-i-asked-google-about-its-new-multi-year-partnership-with-flo-health-in-light-of-privacy-concerns-following-the-companies-usd56-million-lawsuit-settlement
- Published: 2026-10-13T13:10:35+00:00
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- Topics: google, flo health, privacy, health apps, data protection, lawsuit settlement, technology
## Google and Flo Health announce partnership
Google has entered a multi-year partnership with Flo Health, a period-tracking app, to integrate services into Google Health Coach.
## Settlement history raises privacy questions
The partnership comes after Flo Health settled a lawsuit for fifty-six million dollars, prompting concerns about user data protection.
## Google emphasizes explicit consent
Google says Health Coach onboarding incorporates explicit consent, addressing privacy concerns about how user data will be handled in the partnership.

> 'Google Health Coach onboarding incorporates explicit consent'
## Key takeaway

Google says its Health Coach partnership with Flo Health includes explicit consent protections, responding to privacy concerns tied to the app's fifty-six million dollar settlement.