GPS Strava suggests military users 'opt out' of heatmap as row deepens Fitness-tracking company suggests secret army base locations were made public by users, while militaries around world weigh up ban A Strava heatmap displaying the centre of Pyongyang, North Korea. Photograph: Strava heatmapFitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was already made public by the users who uploaded it. The “global heatmap” shows, in aggregate form, every public activity uploaded to the app over its history. In a statement, Strava said: “Our global heatmap represents an aggregated and anonymised view of over a billion activities uploaded to our platform. The number of sensitive establishments known to be visible on the Strava heatmap continues to grow, as security analysts continue to scour the map.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2018 10:41 UTC