'Saved Walks'

thiswormjim

10 September 2022 22:03

On the Slow Ways website, there's an area called 'Saved Walks'. According to the description, "Walks are routes that you have taken using the Slow Ways app or manually uploaded." I should have none because a) I didn't know there was an app until this moment, and b) none of the routes are ones I've ever had any intention of walking, let alone uploaded.

Is there a way of deleting them? Or of finding out how they got onto my profile - they're all from the last couple of weeks.

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  thiswormjim

  10 September 2022 22:41

  I found the area to log bugs, so I added this there. If anyone has any insight, that would be great. Otherwise, I've logged it so there's not much point discussing, I think. I took the precaution of changing my password.

  Thanks for taking the time to read this.

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  Lynn Jackson

  11 September 2022 12:17

  Yes, that’s an interesting one, isn’t it!

  Please don’t worry - you haven’t been hacked. This appears to be a new feature on the website that needs cleaning up a bit.

  There is a Slow Ways app that’s being tested by some reviewers at the moment (I’m one of them), but the walks on my ‘Saved Walks’ bear no relation to those that I’ve walked with the app. This will need to be fixed by the Tech bods next week.

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  thiswormjim

  11 September 2022 15:57

  Thanks for letting me know! I thought it would be a very odd thing to do - to hack someone's account and just add routes to it - but you know the one time you don't change your password is the time your data gets nicked. Or maybe I'm just paranoid :D

  I'm glad it's nothing dodgy and I'm looking forward to having an app.

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  Darren Moore

  12 September 2022 14:27 Edited

  Thanks Lynn and Jim for spotting this Yes, it is a bit functionality coming soon; and for testing I accidentally left some previous test data in the accounts. I'll remove it today. Keep your eyes peeled for its functionality coming later in the year.

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  Daisy Cairns

  24 September 2022 14:42

  Hi, this has happened to me too.

  My Walks look like testing data, many repeats of 'Blackpool — Lytham St Anne's' with a couple of other B routes thrown in. On the map it's a very very straightforward walk along the seafront, I doubt people would need step by step instructions after so many attempts.

  I'm more than happy to have them on my account if it helps somehow, but just flagging it up in case it's an bug of some sort. 

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  Cristie Moore

  29 September 2022 11:08

  Hi Daisy,

  Thanks for letting us know.  Please could you share a screen print so we can tell if it's a bug or Darren's test data?

  Best wishes,
  Cristie

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  Daisy Cairns

  01 October 2022 12:48

  Hi Cristie,

  The Walks section is empty now so I guess it's fixed, thanks! Hopefully not having the screenshot wasn't too problematic. 

  Daisy

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  Cristie Moore

  14 October 2022 09:33

  Hi Daisy,

  Great, it must have been part of the testing.  Thanks for letting me know it's all fixed.

  Best wishes,
  Cristie

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