Fitness Apps Are A Privacy Nightmare

EPISODE · Nov 4, 2023 · 17 MIN

Fitness Apps Are A Privacy Nightmare

from NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life · host Naomi Brockwell

https://youtu.be/V2WrDZnk33ghttps://odysee.com/@NaomiBrockwell:4/Strava-v6-LBRY:bFitness apps help us keep track of our health, but they're also a privacy nightmare. If you're not careful with how you use it, it can even put you in danger.In this video we explore how they leak all kinds of information about us, how malicious actors scrape data from these apps to target people’s locations, and we look at their hidden settings that you might not realize are turned on.00:00 Intro01:05 Overview01:34 Strava3:03 Jack Rhysider's home address EXPOSED5:03 DANGERS of STALKERS05:41 Military Bases EXPOSED07:35 Honey Pots for Scraping User Data08:51 CREEPIEST feature of all!10:34 Current State of Fitness Trackers13:03 What Can We Do16:19 ConclusionWe can still have cool things, without normalizing data collection. If companies are going to collect all of our data, it’s time we start holding them accountable when they don’t protect that data or are reckless with how they use it. We need to start telling companies that privacy is important, and maybe they’ll start to listen.Check out Jack Rhysider's awesome podcast Darknet Diaries:https://www.youtube.com/@JackRhysiderDarknetdiaries.comBrought to you by NBTV members: Will Sandoval, Lee Rennie, Cube Boy, Reuben Yap, and Naomi BrockwellTo support NBTV, visit https://www.nbtv.media/support(tax-deductible in the US)NBTV's new eBook out now!Beginner's Introduction To Privacy - https://amzn.to/3WDSfkuBeware of scammers, I will never give you a phone number or reach out to you with investment advice. I do not give investment advice.Visit the NBTV website:https://nbtv.mediaSupport the show

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