# Fitness App Strava Exposes Locations of World Leaders: Security Risk Revealed! 🔍

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/fitness-app-strava-exposes-locations-of-world-leaders-security-risk-revealed/294689>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** privacy, data-recovery\
**Created:** [October 29, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fitness-app-strava-exposes-locations-of-world-leaders-security-risk-revealed/294689 "2024-10-29T12:58:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fitness-app-strava-exposes-locations-of-world-leaders-security-risk-revealed/294689/1 "2024-10-29T12:58:50Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Security Breach**  
A report by **Le Monde** reveals that the fitness app **Strava** can track the movements of high-profile foreign leaders, including **U.S. President Joe Biden** and **French President Emmanuel Macron**.

2. **Secret Service Usage**  
Some U.S. Secret Service agents reportedly use Strava, raising concerns after recent assassination attempts on Trump, highlighting the app’s potential risks for national security.

3. **Tracking Bodyguards**  
The investigation showed that Strava profiles of bodyguards for leaders like Macron and Putin allowed journalists to pinpoint their locations, including private trips not disclosed on official agendas.

4. **Statement from Secret Service**  
The U.S. Secret Service stated that while agents are prohibited from using personal devices during duty, they cannot restrict social media use off-duty. They plan to review the findings for further training needs.

5. **Identifying Agents**  
Le Monde’s analysis identified multiple security personnel from the U.S., France, and Russia using public Strava accounts, potentially compromising the safety of their protectees during official assignments.

**Read more at:** [Le Monde](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/10/27/strava-the-exercise-app-filled-with-security-holes_6730709_13.html) | [Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/strava-ap-le-monde-joe-biden-emmanuel-macron-b2637057.html)