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> Niantic took a lot of time and effort to ensure that this data was deleted, obfuscated or has as much precision removed as possible, as quickly as possible.
by tom_mellior 7y ago
> Niantic took a lot of time and effort to ensure that this data was deleted, obfuscated or has as much precision removed as possible, as quickly as possible.
Define "as quickly as possible". How long after the fact can Niantic tell that I was at Burger King for lunch?
If the answer is anything more than a week, I don't think they are really trying. Pokemon Go does need to keep some data longer because it's used in-game: when and where you caught a Pokemon that you still have; whether you have ever visited a given Pokestop (but not when); how long you've had Pokemon in a given gym. But the game never needs to save actual paths you followed.
- alasdair_ 7y agoThey store the fact that someone was there are a particular time but they strip the userid immediately. They have a GPDR data-request page if you are interested in seeing exactly what data they store about you.
- tom_mellior 7y ago> They store the fact that someone was there are a particular time but they strip the userid immediately. This appears untrue, according to the article: "In five days of gameplay, Niantic kept 2304 location records for one player. [...] When we asked them about their propensity to eat Burger King for lunch, they were surprised that we knew that" This is only possible if the userid is still linked to these location records. > They have a GPDR data-request page if you are interested in seeing exactly what data they store about you. I know. That's what the featured article used to get the data referenced above.
- bzbz 7y agoWow. It’s not often you see making someone eat their own words executed so well. Professionally handled.