The Strava problem: how the fitness app was used to locate the world’s most powerful people

A French newspaper has revealed the whereabouts of world leaders with the use of the hugely popular running app. So is it time to stop it tracking your location?

Name: Strava

Age: Founded by former Harvard rowers Michael Horvath and Mark Gainey in 2009.

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