Overview

• The Swedish security service Säpo has launched an official inquiry into recurring leaks of fitness-app data by bodyguards using Strava.
• Dagens Nyheter’s investigation found at least 35 public posts revealing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s running and cycling routes alongside his private home address and overnight foreign trips.
• Records show more than 1,400 Strava activities in 2024 by security personnel exposed movement and security details of other prominent figures, including members of the royal family, former prime ministers and party leaders.
• Earlier Strava incidents have unveiled military and espionage sites worldwide, notably its 2017 Global Heatmap and a 2023 data link to the killing of a Russian submarine commander.
• Swedish authorities and international security agencies are reviewing fitness-app privacy policies to curb further unintended disclosures of protected movements.