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An free-to-play mobile game that requires GPS location to work collects location data. Also at 11, water determined to be wet.
by berbec 7y ago
An free-to-play mobile game that requires GPS location to work collects location data. Also at 11, water determined to be wet.
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- ehsankia 7y agoWell not only that, but the whole game mechanic is that you have to get close to specific points of interest in order to activate them. Obviously for the game to work, they need to know you are at said point of interest... It's like accusing the airline you used to knowing where you traveled to...
- lonelappde 7y agoIt's an observation, not an accusation. And you missed the part where the airline makes most of it's money from passengers paying to be moved around, whereas Niantic makes nearly $0 from anything players give them money for.
- alasdair_ 7y ago>Niantic makes nearly $0 from anything players give them money for. I am under NDA so all I can say is that publicly available data (sensortower or appanie for example) says Niantic has received literally billions of dollars from in-app purchases from players. This may or may not be correct but the amount is likely not “nearly $0”