Fitness tracking app Strava reveals locations of US military bases

Cara Livernois | | Health Exec | Cybersecurity

Strava, a fitness tracking app that uses data from wearables like Fitbit, has accidently revealed the locations of U.S. military bases.

Having recently updated its Heat Map, which shows where and how users are exercising, Strava revealed the activates of military personnel at their posts abroad. First noticed by Nathan Ruser, a 20-year-old Australian student studying International Security and Middle Eastern Studies, the app has revealed the heat patterns of soldiers based in secret locations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

"Recent data releases emphasize the need for situational awareness when members of the military share personal information," Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway of the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Cara Livernois, News Writer

Cara joined TriMed Media in 2016 and is currently a Senior Writer for Clinical Innovation & Technology. Originating from Detroit, Michigan, she holds a Bachelors in Health Communications from Grand Valley State University.

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