But when we do, we find the approach of military & intelligence personnel to privacy settings to be, uh, alarming
@FoekePostma on what Untappd users are inadvertently revealing
bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/1…
Though they are mostly European / North American users, we can find traces of them globally.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYTlUXJXsAMn6Sc.png)
Even MORE info can be gleaned from the pictures users post along with their check-ins.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYTl4ZVXkAAb4Yz.png)
You know what this means.
Some military/intelligence personnel may be posting potentially sensitive info while slightly or not so slightly inebriated
There are definitely security implications to this.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYTmgrTX0AkWeGJ.jpg)
Why are we publishing this?
With Untappd, the onus is *on the user* to be careful.
There are ways to protect your information on this app. The people were looked into were NOT doing that.
![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYTnnt_WsAQHiM-.png)
And please check your privacy settings.
Look into what's in your actual beer photos.
Check to make sure you're not leaving a trail of breadcrumbs.
Read the full report to understand how and why.
bellingcat.com/news/2020/05/1…