If you checked into its investors, this is actually a mild (likely first phase) outcome compared to the potential other uses they have associations with.
The company behind Pokemon Go has announced it is using data collected by its millions of players to build an AI model that can navigate the real world, and could be used for robots. Doubt Pokemon Go players anticipated this
https://www.404media.co/pokemon-go-players-have-unwittingly-trained-ai-to-navigate-the-world/
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I am sure if there is money to be made in other worse avenues they will explore it lol
Its a quirky story 😊
https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5756204/the-cia-nsa-and-pok-mon-go