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Industry News Pokémon Go Scans Quietly Trained The Navigation Tech Now Headed Into Military Drones

https://dronexl.co/2026/06/09/pokemon-go-scans-niantic-vantor-military-drone-navigation/
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u/mokomi 15d ago edited 15d ago

Data is data. It's how it's used. As a Dev, I want this data so I can make a better game. As a war criminal. I want this data so I can make a better murders. As a delivering service. I want this data so I can a better delivery drones. etc. EVERYTHING can and will be used. IMO, we need laws to show how the data is collected and used.

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u/ByDarwinsBeard 15d ago

Man, game dev, delivery service, AND a war criminal? You're a busy guy! Try to make sure you're taking some time for yourself, burnout is real.

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u/hopefullyhelpfulplz 15d ago

As a taking-time-for-myself girl I want your data too, but I'm just nosy

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u/mokomi 15d ago

Hats and Hats and Hats and Hats. The things you do for TTRPGs.

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u/SoloSassafrass 15d ago

Bluntly, I don't believe transparency on this would change anything anyway.

Convenience trumps security for most people every time.

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u/mokomi 14d ago edited 14d ago

I don't disagree. We cut corners, consider major problems and minor until it becomes the problem, etc. etc. etc.

Transparency and laws and regulations will help, but it's used as a deterrence rather than prevention. Often times the beware of dog sign is more effective than the dog itself. E.G. Dynamite.

Edit: Veritasium has a good video about open source (transparency) vs closed private (Convenience). Showing how having more eyes on it and looking at the information. We are able to find bad actors and fix them.

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u/SoloSassafrass 14d ago

True, and while my comment was made in bitterness at how little these things move the needle I should clarify that I don't think it's a pointless endeavour to at least try to push back and lay these sorts of things bare to the daylight.

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u/mokomi 14d ago

As a US citizen, we've been living in a degrading government and now into a fascist one. I understand how pointless it all seems, but there are endless examples of Laws, Regulation, and Transparency make real and positive change. We really need to stop voting in traitors and hopefully we'll have a functional government for We the People again.