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Pokémon Go data may have trained military drones

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A report suggests that data collected from players of the popular augmented reality game Pokémon Go may have been used to train military drones. This raises concerns about the privacy of user data and its potential misuse for defense purposes. The implications extend to how data from various consumer applications could be leveraged without explicit consent. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster is based on a single social media post with a sensational claim and no verifiable source, fitting the definition of meme-level content.

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Pokémon Go data may have trained military drones

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Your happy Pokémon Go memories were probably used to train military drones Everything is hell. The post Your happy Pokémon Go memories were probably used to t

    🎮 Your happy Pokémon Go memories were probably used to train military drones Everything is hell. The post Your happy Pokémon Go memories were probably used to train military drones appeared first on Destructoid. 📰 Source: Destructoid 🔗 Link: https://www.destructoid.com/your-happy…

    LINKS destructoid.com/your-happy-pokemon-go-mem…

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