The Strava Heat Map and the End of Secrets

Published: Jan. 31, 2018, 7:59 a.m.

A modern equivalent of the World War II era warning that \u201cloose lips sink ships\u201d may be \u201cFFS don\u2019t share your Fitbit data on duty.\u201d Over the weekend, researchers and journalists raised the alarm about how anyone can identify secretive military bases and patrol routes based on public data shared by a \u201csocial network for athletes\u201d called Strava.