Tag: fitness

Macron’s bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data

October 31, 2024

Members of the Security Group for the Presidency of the Republic (GSPR), who protect President Emmanuel Macron, have been inadvertently sharing their locations via the fitness app Strava. This has made it possible to track Macron’s movements, according to an investigation by Le Monde*, as his bodyguards’ workout sessions were publicly visible. The issue highlights … More Macron’s bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data

Every breath you take, every move you make: Do fitness trackers pose privacy risks?

January 26, 2022

Should you beware of wearables? Here’s what you should know about the potential security and privacy risks of your smartwatch or fitness tracker. Smartwatches, fitness trackers and other wearables are fast becoming almost as familiar to us as our mobile phones and tablets. These connected gadgets do much more than tell the time. They track our health, … More Every breath you take, every move you make: Do fitness trackers pose privacy risks?

Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead

December 4, 2018

Fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money from unaware iPhone and iPad users. Multiple apps posing as fitness-tracking tools were caught misusing Apple’s Touch ID feature to steal money from iOS users. The dodgy payment mechanism used by the apps is activated while victims are scanning their fingerprint seemingly for fitness-tracking purposes. There … More Scam iOS apps promise fitness, steal money instead

Privacy of fitness tracking apps in the spotlight after soldiers’ exercise routes shared online

January 31, 2018

In November, fitness tracking app firm Strava released what it described as a “most beautiful” dataset – a heatmap of more than more than 3 trillion individual GPS data points, as their users run, cycle, and hike across the globe. And I agree it’s very beautiful and can certainly see how it might be useful to other … More Privacy of fitness tracking apps in the spotlight after soldiers’ exercise routes shared online