I think it's not too out there to assume that they're modelling aspects of this on the data-collection program that the IOF's "Wolf Pack" (yes, it's called that) is running with.
This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history
When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines
