Overview
- On March 13, a young naval officer’s publicly visible Strava activity logged a roughly 7 km, 36‑minute run that located the carrier northwest of Cyprus about 100 km off Turkey.
- The French General Staff said publishing such data violates rules and announced it will take appropriate measures, noting sailors receive regular digital‑security guidance.
- Reporters reconstructed weeks of movements from the same profile, including activity near Cherbourg and in Copenhagen before the track in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Le Monde matched the GPS trail with later satellite imagery showing the 262‑meter ship in the same area, confirming the location with near‑real‑time precision.
- The exposure occurred after President Emmanuel Macron ordered the deployment to the region following the Iran war’s outbreak, and outlets noted similar fitness‑tracker leaks in 2018 and 2024, with at least one other French naval profile posting mission‑related data and photos.