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Thibaultmol 🌈@doodlebrink just so you know, you are aware you posted a video that's narrated by an AI and all the visuals in the video are AI, right?
Alex Beer@doodlebrink I‘d like to add: Users of Pokémon GO *did* consent in Tracking their data.
Benedikt Wi@doodlebrink it was pretty clear that #niantic wanted to use those data for commercial purposes. However, in articles published in the last decade, the focus was rather on augmented reality: see e.g. https://kotaku.com/the-creators-of-pokemon-go-mapped-the-world-now-theyre-1838974714 (2019) or https://www.forbes.com/sites/yehongzhu/2016/07/29/how-niantic-is-profiting-off-tracking-where-you-go-while-playing-pokemon-go/ (2016)
The Creators Of Pokémon Go Mapped The World. Now They're Mapping You
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the latest game from the company behind Pokémon Go, lets players harness the magic of their childhood to combat monsters and collect shimmering digital artifacts across their local neighborhoods. Niantic’s apps certainly encourage gamers to get outdoors and get active, but behind the scenes, Wizards Unite is quietly casting another spell: collecting a surprising amount of data about where you go.