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Dutch military intelligence chief exposed home address through public fitness app account

Saturday, 8 August 2026, 06:28 · 1 min read

The director of the Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD), Vice Admiral Peter Reesink, had a publicly visible account on the fitness tracking app Strava that allowed his home address and personal movements to be traced for years, Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant reported. Routes logged between 2018 and 2025 revealed his home address, the location where he stored his camper van, and details of his holidays. Reesink said he was unaware the account remained active after he deleted the app, and the account has since been set to private; the case is particularly notable given that Reesink himself publicly warned earlier this year about naivety toward security threats from Russia.

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NOS NieuwsMIVD-directeur had openbaar account op sportapp Strava, huisadres te achterhalen ↗︎
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