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pretty clickbaity outrage in the article. It's user's data but Strava isn't obligated to serve an API to anyone. We already learned from the early FB era, the
by 33MHz-i486 7y ago
pretty clickbaity outrage in the article. It's user's data but Strava isn't obligated to serve an API to anyone. We already learned from the early FB era, the insane data privacy implications of having liberal APIs for personal data. Also if it wasn't completely obvious to Relive its not wise to build a product or business off of someone else's uncompensated API, especially when the entity you're piggybacking on depends on user engagement for its revenue.
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- TeMPOraL 7y ago> It's user's data but Strava isn't obligated to serve an API to anyone. Arguably, it should be. Siloing data and controlling API access is the cornerstone of user-abusive business model.
- 33MHz-i486 7y agoHIPAA is siloed and controlled API access, is that user-abusive?
- TeMPOraL 7y agoCan you get your own data from the system?
- 33MHz-i486 7y agoyou can download your data from strava, individually as flat files and in bulk. this has been the case for years, and its more recently a requirement of GDPR anyway. you have the right to your data, that doesn't mean strava has to serve it to some random 3rd party in perpetuity.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoWhen a random third party is acting on their (Strava's) user's behalf, it kind of means they should.
- AlotOfReading 7y agoHIPAA requires providers to give you access to your data. Not perfect, but hardly a silo.
- 33MHz-i486 7y agoand you can't download your data from strava? https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216918437-Exporting-your-Data-and-Bulk-Export?mobile_site=true#Bulk https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216918437-Expor...