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Tag: Strava
Fitness Apps Like Strava Erode Your Privacy. Here’s How to Protect It
If you don’t want your digital running group to know where you live, it might be time to revisit some of your app’s settings. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a6fa6efae340a79b3ea4c74/master/pass/heartlock-530415768-%5BConverted%5D.jpg
Strava CEO responds after the company’s heat map may have compromised secret US military bases around the world
Strava Heat Map Strava CEO James Quarles released a statement following the publication of a fitness tracker heat map that may have exposed US military bases and sensitive humanitarian aide sites around the world. Quarles said he would work with the military and government to address potentially sensitive data, although it’s unclear how, since the data […]
Strava Data Heat Maps Expose Military Base Locations Around the World
The US military is reexamining security policies after fitness tracker data shared on social media revealed bases and patrol routes https://media.wired.com/photos/5a6f92df17132e047375eb3d/master/pass/StravaMilitarySecurity-565978087.jpg
Strava fitness tracking data reveals details of secret bases
Location data in fitness apps is frequently a good thing, since it helps you remember and optimize your routes. However, it’s also producing an unexpected security risk: it’s revealing details of secret military bases. UCA analyst Nathan Ruser has discovered that Strava’s publicly available activity map includes the fitness routes of soldiers and agents in […]
RunIQ review: New Balance goes after runners with Android Wear and Strava
Enlarge (credit: Valentina Palladino) New Balance and Intel have teamed up to release one of the first new Android Wear watches of the year. The RunIQ fitness watch is a runner’s companion that features built-in support for Strava, as well as New Balance’s own running app. Since it has every necessary sensor you’d need to track a […]
