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The secret Strava service, deepfakes, and crocodiles

2024/10/31
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A report reveals how Strava, a fitness tracking app, exposes the movements of world leaders and their families due to their bodyguards' public profiles. This raises concerns about potential security risks and the effectiveness of current protective measures.
  • Strava profiles of bodyguards expose locations of world leaders.
  • Movements of US President, presidential candidates, and other world leaders tracked via Strava.
  • Melania Trump's location potentially revealed through her security detail's Strava usage.
  • Strava previously exposed military base locations and led to a Russian commander's death.
  • US Secret Service prohibits Strava use on duty, but not off-duty.

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In this week's episode your hosts practice standing on one leg, Carole gives Graham a deepfake quiz, and we investigate how Strava may be exposing the movements of world leaders.

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

Warning: This podcast may contain nuts, adult themes, and rude language.

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