Pokémon Go data secretly fueling military drone training

An investigation reveals that geolocation data and movement patterns collected via Pokémon Go may be used to train recognition algorithms for military drones.

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Players unwittingly contribute to the collection of sensitive tactical and geospatial information.

This discovery reignites debates over personal data collection and military uses of consumer technologies.

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