India, March 20 -- Amid the ongoing war involving the US, Israel, and Iran, a fitness app has grabbed headlines. The app, Strava, allows users to log workout data, which is visible to everyone unless privacy settings are updated.

A young French navy officer made the mistake of recording his workout while jogging on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Charles-de-Gaulle, in the Mediterranean sea. Le Monde, a French news outlet, was able to track the carrier while it was deployed by France to help protect its allies facing the consequences of the conflict in the Middle East. The officer's workout data on the Strava app exposed the carrier's location. This report raised a question: If a news outlet could trace it, why couldn't the Iranians?

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