Is there any strava alternative with beacon sharing function? Thanks.

I use OpenTracks but I also never used Strava before so don’t know how they compare.

IDK if there is one. I have been so reluctant to use Strava that I have just started using first party app for my smartwatch or iOS.

Not an open source app, Komoot is nice alternative and it seem to be GDPR compliant.

[image] Fitness app was used to locate the world’s most powerful people General https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/oct/29/strava-problem-fitness-app-locate-worlds-most-powerful-people An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde has used it to track the movem…

I’m sorry but do you mean “Strava is compromised”? If yes, then all these articles don’t support your claim.

[image] Strava, the exercise app filled with security holes In recent years, journalists and curious observers have discovered that individuals tasked with sensitive operations, particularly soldiers, have shared their physical activity on Strava, endangering their mission, their identit…

[image] jerm: Strava, the exercise app filled with security holes Strava is the social media for fitness enthusiasts. You can hide your activities to “only you” but its currently not possible to avoid aggregated tracking.

Lol well Komoot is owned by Bending Spoons. That is a big no.

Yeah its in March 2025. Komoot Acquired: History Says This Won’t End Well Komoot Team Says Goodbye

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Strava compromised btw. Use FOSS alternatives.

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