{"id":2581901,"date":"2026-03-19T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-officer-exposes-aircraft-carrier-location-on-strava-fitness-app\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T18:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T22:57:49","slug":"french-officer-exposes-aircraft-carrier-location-on-strava-fitness-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-officer-exposes-aircraft-carrier-location-on-strava-fitness-app\/","title":{"rendered":"French officer exposes aircraft carrier location on Strava fitness app"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffrench-officer-exposes-aircraft-carrier-location-on-strava-fitness-app%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581901&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An article reports that a French aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, had it&#8217;s location exposed after a naval officer publicly logged a workout on the Strava app, revealing the ship\u2019s position in the Mediterranean near Cyprus.Le Monde traced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snapchat-rolls-out-new-live-location-feature\/\" title=\"Snapchat Rolls Out New \u2018Live ...\u2019 Feature\">real-time location<\/a> to the Mediterranean, making the vessel\u2019s exact whereabouts publicly accessible. The piece situates this incident within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-hands-out-tulips-as-major-retailers-flee-iconic-union-square-location\/\" title=\"San Francisco Distributes Tulips Amidst Departure of Key Stores from Union Square\">broader security concerns<\/a> as France and other allies-Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands-declared a joint effort to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, stressing the importance of freedom of navigation but offering unclear details on the level of military support. It also notes that Strava has a history of security risks, with past exposures of high-profile individuals\u2019 locations, including Macron\u2019s security detail and U.S.presidents,leading the U.S. Department of Defense to ban fitness-tracking apps on military networks in 2018.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">French officer exposes aircraft carrier location after posting workout on fitness app<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2537863\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"387\">French<\/a> aircraft carrier&rsquo;s location was exposed after a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/navy\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"602\">naval officer<\/a> recorded his workout on the running app Strava without making his profile private amid the war in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By logging his run through Strava, the seaman revealed the location of the French aircraft carrier <em>Charles de Gaulle<\/em> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mediterranean-sea\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"6731\">Mediterranean Sea<\/a> near Cyprus, making the vessel&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >exact location publicly accessible<\/a>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2026\/03\/19\/stravaleaks-le-porte-avions-charles-de-gaulle-localise-en-temps-reel-par-le-monde-grace-a-l-application-de-sport_6672445_3210.html\">reporting from France&rsquo;s <em>Le Monde<\/em><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4497851\/europe-furious-orban-flipping-ukraine-loan-betrayed\/\">Europe furious over Viktor Orban flipping on Ukraine loan to score points at home: &lsquo;He betrayed us&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4497428\/uk-france-japan-germany-secure-strait-of-hormuz\/\">UK, France, Japan, Germany, and others voice readiness to contribute to secure Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4497051\/what-is-south-pars-gas-field-iran-trump\/\">What is the South Pars gas field in Iran Trump threatened to &#8216;destroy&#8217;?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The security risk comes as France, alongside the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and the Netherlands, announced Thursday a joint effort to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, which has been out of use for vital oil shipments amid conflict in the region.<\/p>\n<p>French President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1303\">Emmanuel Macron<\/a> had previously been critical of U.S. military action in Iran, but the countries&rsquo; joint statement stressed the importance of freedom of navigation and the dangers of closing the Strait of Hormuz to global energy supplies. The statement was unclear about the level of military assistance that would be provided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Le Monde<\/em> reported that the runner logged his workout on March 13, over a week before the United States&rsquo;s European allies signaled they would provide assistance in the strait between Iran and Oman.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4497428\/uk-france-japan-germany-secure-strait-of-hormuz\/\"><strong>UK, FRANCE, JAPAN, GERMANY, AND OTHERS VOICE READINESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SECURE STRAIT OF HORMUZ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>France has struggled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2024-washington-state-legislative-session-convenes\/\" title=\"2024 WA legislative session begins\">security risks due<\/a> to personnel using Strava in the past. <em>Le Monde<\/em> found&nbsp;that Macron&rsquo;s security detail, as well as that of U.S. presidents and Russia&rsquo;s Vladimir Putin, had used the app as recently as last year, thereby revealing their identities through the app&rsquo;s location-sharing feature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-defense\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"335\">Department of War<\/a> banned the use of fitness-tracking apps and wearable fitness trackers in 2018 after the location and staff at some covert military bases were leaked through Strava. A heat map created from soldiers logging their workouts on Strava showed the internal layout of several military bases as runners unintentionally drew the grid of the bases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French carrier location exposed by officer via Strava<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2581902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26068608808010.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50410,5777,4505,3646,76175],"class_list":["post-2581901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-controversy-2","tag-france","tag-military","tag-security","tag-strava"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26068608808010.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581901"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581910,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581901\/revisions\/2581910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}