This has been going on for at least 8 years, through part of one previous admin and the whole of the following one. It’s not clear that Iran used this information for targeting, but it’s clear they could have or possibly other apps used by US service members that have similarly not seen action to secure them prior to deployment to the Gulf.
> American troops in the Middle East are still posting their workouts to Strava, leaving their movements and daily routines available to anyone who bothers to look.
> That includes Iran.
from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan:
> Before the war with Iran began, personnel posted hundreds of workouts from across the base. The posts stopped when fighting started in February, then resumed during the April ceasefire. But the routes had changed. Seventy-six percent of the new workouts began or ended near barracks on the eastern side of the base, effectively indicating where personnel had been relocated.
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This has been going on for at least 8 years, through part of one previous admin and the whole of the following one. It’s not clear that Iran used this information for targeting, but it’s clear they could have or possibly other apps used by US service members that have similarly not seen action to secure them prior to deployment to the Gulf.
> American troops in the Middle East are still posting their workouts to Strava, leaving their movements and daily routines available to anyone who bothers to look.
> That includes Iran.
from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan:
> Before the war with Iran began, personnel posted hundreds of workouts from across the base. The posts stopped when fighting started in February, then resumed during the April ceasefire. But the routes had changed. Seventy-six percent of the new workouts began or ended near barracks on the eastern side of the base, effectively indicating where personnel had been relocated.