Swedish PM's security jeopardised by bodyguards' fitness app data

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https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/swedish-pms-security-jeopardised-by-bodyguards-fitness-app-data/

Swedish PM’s security jeopardised by bodyguards’ fitness app data

Seven Swedish Security Service agents responsible for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s protection were found to have left their activity logs public, exposing the prime minister’s whereabouts.

Charles Szumski Euractiv Jul 8, 2025

In a major breach of security, members of Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s personal protection team have openly monitored their activity using popular fitness tracking app Strava, Swedish media revealed on Tuesday.

Swedish Security Service (Säpo) bodyguards inadvertently exposed sensitive information through the fitness tracking app Strava on at least 35 accounts, allowing users to trace Kristersson’s movements, residence, jogging routes – even his running pace, Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter reported. Seven Säpo agents responsible for Kristersson’s protection were found to have left their activity logs public, which allowed the Swedish daily to map high-level officials' past locations.

The exposed data not only concerns current PM Kristersson but also includes information related to former Prime Ministers Magdalena Andersson and Stefan Löfven, the royal family, and far-right Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson.

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In October 2024, Le Monde revealed that French President Emmanuel Macron, the then US President Joe Biden, and Russia's Vladimir Putin faced similar issues as their bodyguards recorded their runs on the fitness application.

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