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Fitness Apps Are A Privacy Nightmare

NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life

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Privacy Concerns with Strava: Unintended Revealing of Sensitive Information

This chapter explores the privacy implications of the fitness app Strava and its default setting of making user data public. It discusses real-life cases where location data obtained from Strava has been used maliciously and highlights the unintentional exposure of sensitive information, including the locations of military bases and soldiers.

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