Sensitive information about military bases and spy-outposts in the US, including their location and staffing, came risk of exposure by soldiers who used the fitness tracking app ‘Strava’.
The app allowed people to share their exercise online with others and record exercise routes, which involved uploading data visualisation maps of where people had been.
Military analysts discovered that military personnel who used the app had created visualisation maps that were detailed enough to potentially pose a security risk.