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“Because apparently tracking your morning run is a clear and present danger to minors.” Well yes, Strava is a danger to at risk adults even let alone children.
by websiteapi 9mo ago
“Because apparently tracking your morning run is a clear and present danger to minors.”
Well yes, Strava is a danger to at risk adults even let alone children. In fact, it is a risk to US bases around the world.
- lostlogin 9mo ago> In fact, it is a risk to US bases around the world. If US army botany enthusiasts post a load of location data online on their favourite botany app, is that the app’s fault? I’d say it’s the soldier and US army who are at fault.
- websiteapi 9mo agoYes, if the botany app shares sensitive information like their exact location and possibly home/workplace then the app is to blame if it allows children and even adults to publish such information without explicit share-with-world opt in design.
- lostlogin 9mo agoAs a Strava user, it’s blindingly obvious that’s it’s sharing location data and easy to turn off. But if you’re doing some secret squirrel shit, are soldiers really allowed to use random location tracking apps from random companies?
- LorenPechtel 9mo agoNo, the tracking data is anonymous and not a threat to the user. The problem is that it exposed the locations it's users were going to. Anonymous, but a bunch of people going somewhere suggests either that it's interesting or that there's something there. (Doesn't always mean it's useful information. I was looking at the Strava global map, what in the world is this trail in my usual hiking area?? I eventually realized the reason it was bonkers was it was a ski run.)
- ndsipa_pomu 9mo agoStrava isn't the problem - educating the military personnel about not broadcasting their location is the problem. Even if someone isn't using Strava, they could just post a message on any social media platform giving away their exact position/coordinates.