<p>That the Global Positioning System (GPS) can compromise people&#39;s location-related and other details was something not unheard of.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>If technology has its ups it also comes with its lows; the fact was reinstated when Strava, the maker of a fitness-tracking app, revealed how fitness tracking devices may also create a complex map revealing highly sensitive information associated with the location and activities of US&nbsp;military bases and soldiers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last year Strava released a heat map that shows activities of people using activity-tracking devices.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The GPS tracking company uses satellite information to map and record the location and activities of users. The map shows the area of maximum activity as illuminated.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to Nathan Ruser, Founding member of the Institute for United Conflict Analysts -- that monitors conflicts, especially Syria and Iraq Telegram -- Strava&#39;s global heat map looks &quot;very pretty&quot; but &quot;US Bases are clearly identifiable and mappable,&quot; he tweeted.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Strava released their global heatmap. 13 trillion GPS points from their users (turning off data sharing is an option). <a href="https://t.co/hA6jcxfBQI">https://t.co/hA6jcxfBQI</a> &hellip; It looks very pretty, but not amazing for Op-Sec. US Bases are clearly identifiable and mappable <a href="https://t.co/rBgGnOzasq">pic.twitter.com/rBgGnOzasq</a></p>
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<p>Strava&#39;s heat map differs from Google Maps in a sense that while the latter and public satellite imagery show the location of buildings and roads, Stava&rsquo;s map may give out additional information revealing the pattern of human activity and movement along the areas.&nbsp;</p>


Last year Strava released a heat map that shows activities of people using activity-tracking devices

That the Global Positioning System (GPS) can compromise people's location-related and other details was something not unheard of. × If technology has its ups it also comes with its lows; the fact was reinstated when Strava, the maker of a fitness-tracking app, revealed how fitness tracking devices may also create a complex map revealing highly sensitive information associated with the location and activities of US military bases and soldiers. Last year Strava released a heat map that shows activities of people using activity-tracking devices. The GPS tracking company uses satellite information to map and record the location and activities of users. The map shows the area of maximum activity as illuminated. According to Nathan Ruser, Founding member of the Institute for United Conflict Analysts -- that monitors conflicts, especially Syria and Iraq Telegram -- Strava's global heat map looks "very pretty" but "US Bases are clearly identifiable and mappable," he tweeted. Strava released their global heatmap. 13 trillion GPS points from their users (turning off data sharing is an option). https://t.co/hA6jcxfBQI … It looks very pretty, but not amazing for Op-Sec. US Bases are clearly identifiable and mappable pic.twitter.com/rBgGnOzasq — Nathan Ruser (@Nrg8000) January 27, 2018 × Strava's heat map differs from Google Maps in a sense that while the latter and public satellite imagery show the location of buildings and roads, Stava’s map may give out additional information revealing the pattern of human activity and movement along the areas.

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