Strava reveals location of French warship after naval officer logs run on aircraft carrier deck

• A French naval officer accidentally revealed his warship’s location
• This happened when he uploaded his fitness data to Strava
• The fitness app has previously compromised security in similar ways

You might not think that your regular Strava run is a security risk, but when both public activity logging and sensitive military data are involved, things can look very different. That’s exactly what one French naval officer discovered after his workout reportedly revealed the location of a French aircraft carrier on its way to the Middle East.

According to Le Monde (via BBC News), the officer – referred to only as Arthur – logged a 35-minute run on March 13 (see image below). Unlike most runners, though, his exercise took place on the top deck of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which was being deployed to the eastern Mediterranean in light of the US and Israel’s ongoing conflict with Iran.