misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoStrava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other appswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkStrava closes the gates to sharing fitness data with other appswww.theverge.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI left Strava when they adjusted their ‘freemium’ model and hid a number of things behind a paywall. Now I just use Garmin Connect, for tracking my stuff and an ‘athletic’ social circle of friends via connections/news feed.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAll of that makes me nauseous. You’re free to use what you want to use, but the layers of dependency on vulnerable product lines is exactly the problem
I left Strava when they adjusted their ‘freemium’ model and hid a number of things behind a paywall. Now I just use Garmin Connect, for tracking my stuff and an ‘athletic’ social circle of friends via connections/news feed.
All of that makes me nauseous.
You’re free to use what you want to use, but the layers of dependency on vulnerable product lines is exactly the problem