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French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle tracked via Strava activity in OPSEC failure (securityaffairs.com)
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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 28 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Merde! Macron's bodyguards reveal his location by sharing Strava data

An investigation by Le Monde has shown that members of the Security Group for the Presidency of the Republic (GSPR) have been openly displaying their location on the popular software during their workout sessions.

https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/macron_location_strava/

will they learn one day?

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 30 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Its kinda the best way to make politicians care about privacy. Make them feel watched by the big brother they're trying to implement

[–] Tower@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 hours ago

Unfortunately, this usually just means they find a way to exempt themselves and still support the data collection