You have downloaded a fitness app, a goal has been set, and achieving it every day, ‘feeling the burn’ translates to nothing but complete euphoria. But what if your fitness app is sweating off your privacy as well? And so, what happens when logging a 36 min run and stretch on your fitness app puts your nation’s security in jeopardy? The aircraft carrier's real-time location was compromised when a sailor onboard logged in his workout on the popular app Strava. Even security personnel associated with the French President have been identified as users of the app, Le Monde reported on October 27, 2024.

Source: The Telegraph March 20, 2026 12:12 UTC