Mobile fitness app Polar has suspended its location tracking feature after security researchers found it had revealed sensitive data on military and intelligence personnel from 69 countries.
Finland’s Data Security Ombudsman has begun a probe into the case of Polar’s Flow app, which has revealed users’ sensitive location data, according to Long Play.
Equipment lies ready to go November 14, 2002 in an overall view of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
In the latest incident of seemingly innocuous data sharing leading to potentially dangerous exposure, the popular fitness app and activity trackers Polar Flow has been revealing the location of military and government personnel working at sensitive locations, according to ZDNet.
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Security loophole in Polar Flow fitness tracking app gives up name and home address of military personnel and more.