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> I can assume Strava is GDPR compliant and would not publish this information without the sailors concent? Historically there was a problem where user's data
by philipwhiuk 7mo ago
> I can assume Strava is GDPR compliant and would not publish this information without the sailors concent?
Historically there was a problem where user's data was aggregated into a global view. But these days you'd have to follow the user on Strava to get this sort of track.
I suspect that a journalist at Le Monde has a naval buddy on Strava and posted the story.
- PeterStuer 7mo agoSo how did the carriers network not block Strava? I doubt the sailors watch was direct to satellite. And why would a Le Monde 'journalist' dox his 'buddy' and expose and thus endanger the ship? Anything for a click?
- philipwhiuk 7mo ago> So how did the carriers network not block Strava? I'm sure someone in the tech team is getting questioned on this.
- loeg 7mo agoSurely the GPDR does not prevent users from consenting to share their data with a public audience.
- philipwhiuk 7mo agoIt doesn't, but the effect of gaining consent and being opt-in vastly reduced the data. Strava also made it (in 2019) so you'd need at least N samples for it to be visible rather than simply a single user.
- loeg 7mo agoPublic sharing on Strava is opt-in for users outside of Europe, too. Yet many users choose to share publically. > Strava also made it (in 2019) so you'd need at least N samples for it to be visible Presumably you're talking about the Global Heatmap? This used to be updated only annually. Is it more real-time now?