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   Tommy Boy :verified: (smootasaurus@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 02:22:59 JST Tommy Boy :verified:

   EWWWW! Downloading my #running data from Strava to do some research and build some apps. I stumbled on this little nugget - Strava will let you export ANY USER'S DATA. 🤬 Creepy

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     scetron (scetron@techhub.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 02:22:57 JST scetron

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     @Smootasaurus this is controlled by the visibility of the activity. If you can see the map, you already have enough information to see where they have been without needing to download anything.

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     scetron (scetron@techhub.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 02:44:41 JST scetron

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     @Smootasaurus if you join those things, you are choosing to expose your activity with those people. When you choose that, you’ve already shared all the information of the activity with them. It’s easy to not share that data with those groups if you want privacy. I don’t see where the issue is. You could choose not to record GPS data? That’d be the most private.

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     Tommy Boy :verified: (smootasaurus@mstdn.social)'s status on Sunday, 31-Dec-2023 02:44:42 JST Tommy Boy :verified:

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     • scetron

     @scetron yep. That's inline with what I'm reading. Downloading activity data has nothing to do with your profile's privacy. But if you join a group or participate in any activity like any sort of neighborhood competition, that activity's privacy is changed and it overrides your profile's privacy. Even less of a Strava fan now