Comment on Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIt goes both ways. Companies are able to track way more data than they should be able to and users are bad at avoiding or even being aware of it, including many who should have security concerns at the top of their mind.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It makes sense for an app like Strava to track location, because that’s literally its purpose. It doesn’t make sense for a bodyguard to be using an app like Strava.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’d prefer if that information was stored locally and wasn’t usable by anyone at Strava to just look up where someone is and/or has been.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Same, but Strava is literally a social media app where you’re comparing your routes to other peoples’ routes. I used to use it because I liked tracking personal progress, but ended up bailing after a few months because I really don’t want any of the social nonsense.
That said, Strava isn’t the one that should be punished/regulated here, they’re just offering a service people find value in. The real ones at fault are the bodyguards, who should absolutely know better and be much more careful about electronic equipment they and anyone involved carries.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ah, I haven’t used it so didn’t realize there was a social aspect to it, that makes sense, though I don’t think the social nonsense is worth giving that kind of data to the parent company. Though I suppose the leaks in this case were just from people looking up the bodyguards on the service? Is there an option to set your profile to private?
But yeah, I’d agree that anyone who doesn’t want their location to be shared shouldn’t be using that, especially when there’s security concerns.
Though just carrying a cell phone at all gives some people access to your full location information, if they care to track it.