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Re:Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases by tenaciousDaniel on Sunday January 28, 2018 @04:27PM (#16253629)
Exactly. I'm all for constructive criticisms to make technology better, but these services (like Strava) are reaching millions of people. We're only talking about this military base issue because we became aware of it. How many other externalities are waiting out there for us to find? We really can't expect tech companies to proactively account for all of them; that's literally impossible.

In this case, the sensitive data being uploaded is entirely the fault of the user. I'm actually shocked that soldiers would track a run around a military base. It takes about 10 seconds of thought to realize how bad of an idea that is.

Re:Strava heatmap can be used to locate military bases by nickvbreda on Sunday January 28, 2018 @05:10PM (#16253887)
100% behind your point. You are so much putting yourself and others in danger with using internet connected devices. Why don't you only use VPN secured services to text. Fitness tracking is like a luxury problem that puts alot of people at risk.