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Bodyguards for the Swedish royal family and Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson accidentally revealed top-secret location info via a fitness app.\n<\/p>\n
The New York Times<\/a> shared the information published by the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter\u00a0this week. Using the Strava app, Dagens Nyheter was able to track over 1,400 workouts by seven bodyguards over the past year, revealing the prime minister’s home address, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s vacation information, top state meetings and more.\n<\/p>\n According to The Guardian<\/a>, their tracked movements included spots around the world, from Central Park in New York City to areas close to the Ukrainian border in Poland.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Swedish Security Police take the information very seriously,\u201d said a spokesperson for S\u00e4kerhetspolisen (S\u00c4PO), per NBC News<\/a>. \u201cThis is a matter of data that could be used to gather information about the activities of our Service.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \u201cDignitaries that our Service is responsible for protecting are subject to several layers of protection, where their close protection by bodyguards is one layer,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cOur Service is now taking the necessary steps to ensure that our procedures are followed closely, so that this does not happen again.”\n<\/p>\n King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. The prime minister\u2019s office and the Swedish Royal Court did not offer a comment on the report. Dagens Nyheter reported that Swedish police were investigating the data.\n<\/p>\n “To be clear, there has not been a leak or breach of user data,\u201d a Strava spokesman told The New York Times. \u201cWe expect Strava users working in sensitive professions to leverage the privacy settings available.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Can’t get enough of\u00a0PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?\u00a0Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n
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