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France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/20/stravaleaks-france-s-aircraft-carrier-located-in-real-time-by-le-monde-through-fitness-app_6751640_4.html

'StravaLeaks': France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app

As the Charles de Gaulle and its strike group approach the Middle East, Le Monde identified a French sailor using the Strava fitness application in the Mediterranean Sea. This security flaw remains unaddressed despite our previous revelations.

Le Monde
Mar 20 at 1:01pmWeb
Show threadpaxysMar 20
Is an aircraft carrier's location supposed to be secret? Pretty hard to hide from a satellite I'd imagine.
Show threadnickburnsMar 20
Le Monde making use of what's actually available to them in real time—is the story here.
Show threadminingapeMar 20
No need to make it easier though
Show threaddgrin91Mar 20
Satellite images are not always real time. Also satellites can be affected by things like cloud cover.
Show threadpeteeMar 20
I'd guess it also risks exposing a specific account as a crew member, making them trackable back on shore; particularly if you're uploading the same routes
Show threadNoMoreNicksLeftMar 20
Sometimes there are things that you don't want publicly known even if they're not strictly secret.
Show threadteroshanMar 20
https://archive.is/jDMmD
Show threadRemi_EtienMar 20
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