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  • Started 6 years ago by Greenroofer
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  1. Greenroofer
    Member

    I noticed in my Strava notifications today that two people had given me kudos for my morning school run on the bike (1.09 miles, if it's not on Strava it doesn't count). One was @paddyirish, who encourages even my most feeble efforts and the other was a young lady apparently called Gabrielle McCall.

    Intrigued why someone I've never met and don't recall encountering would be giving me kudos, I looked up her profile to find that she's done precisely one run in her career, and that the athletics she seemed most keen on getting involved in were of the, ahem, bedroom variety.

    Is this a new thing that I've not noticed? Presumably if 'she' tries to follow me I can block her, but how does one avoid attracting the attention of 'athletes' like her?

    Posted 6 years ago #

  2. Greenroofer
    Member

    Maybe I should have looked on Google first:
    https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000108390-Kudos-follow-requests-and-requests-to-join-a-club-from-spam-profiles

    Seems like there's been a spam attack today.

    Also, in case you're wondering, here's how to block someone you don't even know:
    https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000173484-Manage-Followers-and-Block-Athletes

    Posted 6 years ago #

  3. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    if it's not on Strava it doesn't count

    Flourish. Exeunt all but IWRATS.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  4. HankChief
    Member

    I used to regularly get kudos from an athlete based in Russia who had a profile picture of man who's face was covered by a balaclava.

    I figured they couldn't do much so I didn't worry about it.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    “

    Information Strava Collects

    Strava collects information about you, including personally identifiable information, if you choose to share it with Strava, register an account, or if you track, complete or upload activities using the Services. Strava also collects information about how you use the Services. There are several opportunities for you to share information about yourself and your activities with Strava, including your name, physical address, email address, gender, age, equipment usage, activities, routes (including date, time and geo-location information as well as your speed and pace), profile photo and other pictures. You may also submit comments, kudos and other content to be shared.

    “

    https://www.strava.com/legal/privacy

    Sign in with FB?...

    Posted 6 years ago #

  6. steveo
    Member

    Yeah I had that yesterday too.

    I've also had a similar thing on Flickr where a "photographer" favs a picture and her style tends to be more ... ahem.... fruity than mine.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  7. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    I would love it if sex workers tried to infiltrate CCE and wound up campaigning for dropped kerbs in tinfoil socks.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  8. dessert rat
    Member

    there was a couple similar to this flagged on Stravawa(rule#2)ers twitter yesterday.

    Posted 6 years ago #

  9. unhurt
    Member

    @Iwrats - I'd be pretty happy to bet there are indeed sex workers who also cycle and care about decent cycling provision.

    (I'm not sure that the Strava thing and other spam of that sort is necessarily sent by real life sex workers - more likely someone with loads of similar "sexy" profiles seeking to harvest money from the easily duped internet user? Could be any gender, ay age and from almost anywhere on earth, I assume.)

    Posted 6 years ago #

  10. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    @unhurt

    I would also bet that. My points were;

    1) CCE turns you into a campaigner regardless of your profession, and
    2) CCE is a genteel and special place

    Posted 6 years ago #

  11. Ed1
    Member

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    Posted 6 years ago #

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