A Chinese expert — who specializes in matters relating to artificial
intelligence — believes the augmented reality game “Pokémon Go” poses a
serious threat to the confidentiality of China’s military bases and
some Chinese netizens agree with him.
Pokemon crazed fans are eagerly awaiting the ultra-popular game’s
highly-anticipated release in China, but it looks like that will be a
long and probably fruitless wait — especially considering the high priority that China places on its military secrets.
Because the game depicts a live view of where players have been
directed to catch Pokémon, the worry is that geographic areas that
usually would not be shown online are still captured in the game’s
database, putting well-kept secret locations at risk.