That was President Macron's personal number, which he freely gave to journalists before being elected. He is very tech-savvy and security-conscious, having bee

That was President Macron's personal number, which he freely gave to journalists before being elected. He is very tech-savvy and security-conscious, having been the target of Putin's election interference (Putin was trying to get the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen elected, just as he has supported the far-right AfD party in Germany), but his party had a better response than most because he had appointed tech entrepreneur Mounir Mahjoubi to lead its cybersecurity. For classified or state business, he has a special Samsung Galaxy S7 with modified firmware and an older specialized flip-phone from Thalès called Teorem: https://blog.ercom.com/this-is-the-ultra-secure-smartphone-used-by-emmanuel-macron/ https://blog.ercom.com/this-is-the-ultra-secure-smartphone-u... https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/teorem-le-telephone-ultra-securise-de-thales.N159462 https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/teorem-le-telephone-ul... Now, if his iPhone were compromised, its microphones could be activated to listen in on his conversations. The French cybersecurity authorities are competent and it's highly unlikely they haven't planned for this, specially when they know the US eavesdropped on Angela Merkel's phone and France would be a higher-priority target for the US government given its sometimes ornery relationship. Their threat model certainly includes far more capable nation-state actors and capabilities than the watered-down version Israel will allow to be sold to Morocco, Saudi Arabia or any other tinpot country willing to pay.