Today we are going to talk about Strava.
Strava is a fitness app that keeps track of your runs, hikes, bike rides and any other exercise.
Strava created a map to show where people were using Strava when exercising.
Strava created a map to show where people were using Strava when exercising.
And this is a secret military base in Yemen. So, why is this secret base not a secret anymore?
Strava’s map accidentally showed us where it is.
A 21-year-old Australian student started posting about the secret bases on Twitter.
How did he know?
The running shown in this picture is done in the shape of a building in the middle of a desert.
Another problem is that Strava shows the top 10 runners for each route.
One person on Twitter said he was able to follow a French person, from the secret base, to his home in France using the information on Strava’s website.
This could let you send a soldier a present… or something else.
Strava did have an option to stop them from sharing your information inside the app…
So, be sure to read the agreement when you download an app.
★重点单词：Key words
Fitness: 健身
Building: 建筑
Fitness: 健身
Building: 建筑
App: 应用程式
Desert: 沙漠
Keeps track of: 跟踪
Route: 路线
Hikes: 爬山
Information: 信息
Secret: 秘密
Option: 选项
Military: 军事
Share, Sharing: 共享
Bases：基地
Agreement: 协议
Accidentally: 偶然
Download: 下载
Shape of: 形状
★小测试：Questions
1. Strava is a _______ ________.
2. A 21-year-old posted that he knew where ________ ________ were on Twitter.
3. How did he know where the secret bases were?
4. In addition to general information about where people ran, what else did Strava show?
★上期答案：Answers to "A Big Mistake"
1. American Airlines needed money.
2. The ticket cost $250,000 in 1980. It cost $400,000 for two tickets.
3. Steve Rothstein is an investment banker.
4. By 2008, Steve Rothstein had travelled 16 million kilometers.
集团总部总裁办 Ian Antrim