A French Navy officer exposed the location of aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and three escort frigates after sharing a Strava run, allowing precise geolocation in the Mediterranean.

[depemig@social.coop]

@noelreports he ran quicker than the carrier carried, is all I can say.

[pommesspezial@mastodon.social]

@noelreports I actually thought that, following the IDF’s pizza orders a long time ago or the US Special Forces in northern Syria a few years back (who gave themselves away on Strava by running in circles around their camp), these OPSEC breaches shouldn’t happen anymore, but apparently they do

[badco@mastodon.world]

@noelreports au rasoir national

[jarjan@mederland.nl]

@noelreports
If he was the first this might have been forgiven, but seriously, how many times does this need to happen before people get the message?

[janvlug@mastodon.social]

@noelreports Get rid of all this #bigtech apps that #surveillance you.

Switch to #MobileLinux, with e.g. the Jogger app:

Install Jogger on Linux | Flathub

Fitness tracker

(flathub.org)

[el_indifferente@ruhr.social]

@noelreports that's not the first time with this sports apps.

[paul_stilgar@mastodon.social]

@El_Indifferente @noelreports

Exactly.

The problem is the fact that this shit continues.

When Fitness Trackers Exposed Military Secrets: The Strava Heatmap Story

How a fitness app's global heatmap accidentally revealed military bases and secret operations, demonstrating the hidden risks in consumer location data.

Mapulus (www.mapulus.com)

[drewtowler@mas.to]

@janvlug @noelreports Just go running. You don't need a fucking app to go running.

[dfroidmont@mastodon.green]

@noelreports "This activity is Nicolas' longest workout on Strava!"

[s1m0n4@ohai.social]

@noelreports Arthur is quick on his legs not so much on his wits !