According to the website of Russian TV today, "Strava" was developed by Strava Lab, a startup company headquartered in San Francisco, USA. Fitness enthusiasts can open this APP while running and record their own sports routes.
Last year, "Strava Lab" published a fitness tracking map, showing more than 654.38 billion running and cycling fitness routes around the world. The company said that the identity of the data submitter will not be disclosed and the data upload is voluntary.
However, this interactive online map inadvertently reveals the location of American overseas military bases, whether open or secret, and looks like the regular route of overseas troops walking outside the base. These may be used by terrorists to create attacks.
This is because in remote and poor areas such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, the marking points on the map are particularly prominent. Moreover, runners in these areas often seem to circle around some specific buildings, which not only marks the location and scale of the buildings, but also exposes the number of people who may be stationed.
Screenshot of "Strava" website: schematic diagram of motion trajectory.
According to Agence France-Presse, it can be clearly seen on the map that the US military and the US-led multinational Coalition forces are fighting against extremist groups in Iraq, including Taji in the north of Baghdad, Gayala in the south of Mosul, Spike near tikrit and Assad Air Force Base in Anbar province.
In addition, the map also shows Bagram Air Base in the north of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and several locations in the south, as well as Qamishli, the main stronghold of Kurdish armed forces in northwest Syria. Many secret locations in northern and western Iraq have also been exposed to the world.
Not only the United States, but also the security analyst tobias Schneider found that the base of the French army in Madama, Niger "lit up". Schneider was one of the first people to discover the leak of this map. He wrote on Twitter: "In Syria, it is well known that the allied bases will light up at night. Some known Russian military bases have also been lit up, and Iranian military bases have no obvious color. "
Chris Anderson, the founder of American drone startup 3D Robotics, warned that according to the "mosaic theory", if these secret information is combined with the public information provided by Google Maps, the consequences will be even more dangerous.
At present, no national military has responded to this. According to "Strava Lab", this problem is actually very easy to solve-as long as users choose to protect their privacy on the APP, all data will not be uploaded.
So, soldiers don't use cell phones?