French naval officer reveals carrier's position in the Mediterranean via fitness app

In 2018, the fitness app Strava released an "anonymized" data set that inadvertently revealed sensitive military information, including secret bases and soldiers' patrol routes. The United States subsequently banned all GPS-enabled health apps and devices, as did other nations. Apparently, everyone in the French Navy did not get the memo on this giant security risk, as one of its officers tracked a run on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, revealing its path in the Mediterranean. — Read the rest

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