Strava leaks reveal the locations of Biden, Putin and Macron
Fitness tracking app Strava has leaked the locations and movements of world leaders, including President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Strava is a fitness tracking service and social network that allows hikers, cyclists, runners, and more to track their expeditions and then post them for others to see.
According to a French publication the worldStrava revealed the locations of US President Joe Biden, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris after several US Secret Service (USSS) agents used the app.
One example that the French publication pointed out was a photograph of four USSS agents posing in Paris. The agents were reportedly there to protect American first lady Jill Biden, who represented the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics.
While we now know that Jill Biden was there for the Olympics, the photo revealed that she was in Paris without public notice.
In another case, the location of President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping was also tracked during talks at a San Francisco hotel after an agent of President Biden went up a run from the hotel.
the world He also identified that French President Emmanuel Macron had been on a weekend holiday in Honfleur, a seaside resort in Normandy, in 2021, after he tracked the activity of his bodyguards. This trip was not publicly revealed.
The US Secret Service told the French publication that it did not believe the leaks compromised the protection of the president and others affected. It also said staff are prohibited from using personal electronic devices such as mobile phones during protective duties, but their use is permitted when off duty.
“The affected personnel have been notified. “We will review this information to determine if additional training or guidance is required,” the USSS said.
“We do not assess that there has been any impact on protection operations or threats to any protected person,” adding that locations are “revealed periodically as part of public programming.”
Likewise, Macron’s office said that the impact of the leaks was “very slight and in no way affects the security of the president of the republic.”
Despite this, he said the agent’s chief of staff told them not to use Strava.
