{"id":159518,"date":"2025-01-17T17:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=159518"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:04:47","slug":"shocking-claims-by-french-newspaper-putin-biden-and-macron-tracked-through-their-bodyguards-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/shocking-claims-by-french-newspaper-putin-biden-and-macron-tracked-through-their-bodyguards-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"SHOCKING CLAIMS BY FRENCH NEWSPAPER: Putin, Biden, and Macron tracked through their bodyguards\u2019 apps!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The movements of world leaders, from U.S. President Joseph Biden to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, can reportedly be tracked online via the fitness app &#8220;Strava,&#8221; used by their bodyguards, revealed French newspaper <em>Le Monde<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the French newspaper&#8217;s investigation, certain security agents protecting the presidents of Russia, France, and the U.S. use the Strava fitness app, which boasts 125 million users, primarily runners and cyclists who record their activities and share information within groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Le Monde<\/em> journalists identified six employees of Russia\u2019s Federal Security Service (FSB) responsible for Putin\u2019s security who maintain public accounts on Strava. Their movements, including during professional trips, could be tracked online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even more bodyguards from the French presidential security service (12 individuals) and the U.S. Secret Service (26) reportedly use the app, according to <em>Le Monde<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Biden, U.S. agents whose movements can be tracked also protect his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump, and Trump\u2019s wife Melania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In one instance, journalists used a Secret Service agent\u2019s profile to identify a hotel in San Francisco where Biden was set to stay ahead of key negotiations with Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just hours before Biden\u2019s arrival, the agent went for a run, and his route was visible on the Strava app, reported <em>Tanjug<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FOLLOW US FOR MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02FL6uB6Ym9SjyZ5GjRghYYsH5Y4vVHTU4Wm5sDMSZg1SHaxpdvTx732Fqn4KbLiJTl&#038;width=500&#038;show_text=false&#038;height=602&#038;appId\" width=\"500\" height=\"602\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first time technology used by bodyguards has allowed tracking of those they protect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As former <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reporter Byron Tau described in his book <em>Tools of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Technology and Power Is Creating a New American Police State<\/em>, U.S. intelligence agencies have learned to track Putin\u2019s movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They utilized a program developed by a Pentagon contractor for $600,000, enabling them to locate smartphone owners through targeted advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Putin does not use a smartphone, U.S. agencies tracked the phones of individuals in his entourage who were tasked with ensuring the president\u2019s security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serb-is-californias-hero-our-steva-leads-the-firefighting-team-reports-from-the-front-lines-we-will-win-we-will-save-people-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SERB IS CALIFORNIA\u2019S HERO: Our Steva leads the firefighting team, reports from the front lines: We will win, we will save people! 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(PHOTO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: Politika<br>Photo: EPA-EFE \/ Dmitri Lovetsky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The movements of world leaders, from U.S. President Joseph Biden to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, can reportedly be tracked online via the fitness app &#8220;Strava,&#8221; used by their bodyguards, revealed French newspaper Le Monde. 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