After the latest Strava t&c update I’ve decided to try and get people to help me protest. It is my data, not Stravas. I’m posting this on other forums for third parties.
Please add #MyDataNotStravas to the title of your activities if you wish to participate.
Protesting doesn’t work. Boycotting does.
Paying users should stop paying. (I never paid for Strava, so they won’t miss me)
And when money is on the line, there are two options:
they step back and agree with their users
they continue the forcing, and alternatives emerge.
Can’t wait to find a clone of @david who would be able to build a light Strava alternative
All we need is the social aspect, with segments and a leaderboard; everything else is available throughout many apps, providing a better service than Strava.
For ex., if RideWithGPS had a better workforce, they could be leading the way. But they don’t seem to afford it.
But I want my account. I want my Strava account to link to 3rd parties because I use those 3rd parties for additional things.
The main thing I could lose, for me, would be the stuff intervals provide and also ProBikeGarage. I use this for understanding all the wear on my components and maintenance intervals for chain waxing, sealant etc. It’s very useful.
I don’t use Strava for a great deal really, but a means to easily add data to 3rd parties to get useful stuff out of it like this.