This game should be banned
First off, I love running. I love encouraging people to run. I love the very concept of gamification of the running experience. On the outside, Stride has managed an ingenious mechanic which encourages runners to capture hex’s and run more to do so. Sounds flawless, right? Well, not all is well in wonderland. Bringing gamification into a mechanic such as this, lends itself to addiction, and compulsive behaviours. The running isn’t the issue. The issue is with a bit of “hex exploring”, without giving too much away until the developers respond, but let’s say it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of security. Until a certain mechanic and display settings are changed, I will have to report this to the data protection commission as it is a risk for personal safety. Yes, the data is on Strava and Garmin, but the way it’s presented here is just too open. Devs, you know what I’m talking about….