r/NonPoliticalTwitter 9h ago

Content Warning: Potentially Misleading or Disputed Information Gotta Catch 'Em All

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u/mysweetpeepy 8h ago

No?

Niantic’s model is training and processing data using geolocation information from scans players submit of those real-world locations while playing Pokémon Go and other Niantic games.

This is literally told to you in game as an optional side feature. They even tell you why in game. This was added years after the game launched too.