![]() ![]() “US Bases are clearly identifiable and mappable.” The heatmap “looks very pretty” he wrote, but is “not amazing for Op-Sec” – short for operational security. Nathan Ruser, an analyst with the Institute for United Conflict Analysts, first noted the lapse. However, over the weekend military analysts noticed that the map is also detailed enough that it potentially gives away extremely sensitive information about a subset of Strava users: military personnel on active service. The app can be used on various devices including smartphones and fitness trackers like Fitbit to see popular running routes in major cities, or spot individuals in more remote areas who have unusual exercise patterns. ![]() The map, released in November 2017, shows every single activity ever uploaded to Strava – more than 3 trillion individual GPS data points, according to the company.
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