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Is 10,000 steps a day worth your personal data? How 80% of fitness apps are selling your privacy | Not even your best 5K time can outrun these concerns
Not even your best 5K time can outrun these concerns
These are some of the worrying findings from new research released by Surfshark, one of the best VPN services on the market, after looking at data collection and sharing practices of the most popular fitness mobile applications. To determine the real price of (often free) at-home training, the Surfshark team analyzed the 15 top fitness mobile applications. Four apps, including popular running applications like Runna and Strava, collect precise location data linked to the user.
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