Pokemon Go
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US Senator Al Franken Demands That Pokémon GO Creator Explain Its Data Policies
US Senator Al Fraken, best known to the internet as a champion for net neutrality, wants answers from Niantic, the developer of Pokémon GO, about how exactly it’s collecting and storing user data.
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Can Pokémon GO Really Read All Your Emails?
There’s no question that Pokémon GO has taken over the world in just a few short days. The app now has more users than Tinder, and single-handedly increased Nintendo’s market cap by $US7.5 billion ($10 billion) over the weekend.
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Pokémon GO Is Secretly Teaching Americans The Metric System
How many kilometres are in a mile? (In Australia, we already know this, because we use the metric system and we’re smart.) If you’re like most Americans, you have no idea. But if you’re one of the millions of Americans playing Pokémon GO, you’re about to find out.
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Police Believe Pokémon GO Murder Video Is Hoax
An Uber driver was livestreaming Pokémon GO this weekend when he said that he saw someone push a dead body out of car. Now the driver has reportedly been fired from Uber and a member of the local police believes it’s a hoax. And it only gets weirder from there.