Pokémon Go Data Powers Military Drones

Pokémon Go’s location data, harvested during its 2021 Pokéstops update, secretly trained AI that’s now powering Vantor’s drone navigation tech—designed for military use in GPS-challenged zones. While Niantic and Vantor claim the data never went directly to Vantor and the partnership is still nascent, privacy experts are alarmed: casual gamers didn’t sign up for their data fueling battlefield drones. This episode exposes how everyday digital footprints can quietly reshape national security tech. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3595602dc58a19dc