‘Pokémon Go’ players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30 billion images.
The article closes with:
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So, next time you see someone in a park trying to “catch ‘em all,” it’s quite possible the data gleaned from that scavenger hunt could play a key role in determining whether the pizzas of the future make it to their destinations on time.
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Haha, cute. Training pizza delivery robots with crowdsourced data (that players didn't know they were providing)—isn't that quirky.
Until it isn't...
What happens when they start selling that data to governments to help target drone strikes?
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That mapping effort got a significant boost in 2020, when the app added what it called “Field Research,” a feature prompting players to scan real-world statues and landmarks with their cameras in exchange for in-game rewards.
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Corporations, dubious ethics, and money always end up in bed together, hate-fucking the 99%.
