Millions of Pokémon Go players who spent years scanning their surroundings for in-game rewards allegedly unknowingly contributed to a highly detailed navigation system developed by Niantic Spatial, a U.S.-based company spun out of the original Pokémon Go developer, that is now set to be used in military drones and robots, Trouw reports.
US: We’ve created a drone system that can perfectly navigate your country using your data.
Padme Netherlands: To help defend us right?
US: Stares
Padme Netherlands: You are going to defend us right?
In that light I’m glad I never played that, living in Moscow near an internal troops division. Doesn’t matter, though, someone has.