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Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says. (apnews.com)
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[–] 129 points 2 years ago* (10 children)

The military had a similar problem with fitness apps for a while.

https://www.wired.com/story/strava-heat-map-military-bases-fitness-trackers-privacy/

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  • [–] 61 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    I used this exact thing as a teaching aid when I taught the ROTC opsec lesson. Also scared a couple kids pale when I told them Snapchat keeps a 6-month record of everything you send

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Only 6 months? Honestly I'm surprised it's so short of time frame.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I guess to be more specific, you can request 6 months of your data

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Ah that makes more sense

    They probably horde that data like a Dragon hordes gold

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