Article 3EGCM Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases

Fitness tracking app Strava gives away location of secret US army bases

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Alex Hern
from Technology | The Guardian on (#3EGCM)

Data about exercise routes shared online by soldiers can be used to pinpoint overseas facilities

Sensitive information about the location and staffing of military bases and spy outposts around the world has been revealed by a fitness tracking company.

The details were released by Strava in a data visualisation map that shows all the activity tracked by users of its app, which allows people to record their exercise and share it with others.

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