There has been a lot of strange news surrounding the most popular game in the planet. From unfortunate accidents to crowds moving while glued to the small screen of their devices, Pokemon Go is causing some unusual events out there. Now, the latest to be hit by craziness surrounding the game is the Pentagon.
Officials of the US Defense Department said that employees should not use their government-issued smartphones for downloading and playing the game. According to Japan Today, the announcement was driven mainly by security concerns regarding the game. Another reason why officials were not so happy about the idea of Pentagon employees hunting Pokemon is that taxpayers are not going to be very happy with having their money wasted on games.
Pokemon Go is an augmented reality game through which players hunt Pokemons on spots that are designated in the game. Sometimes the creatures in the game can be found in unlikely places. Military installations have issued warnings against personnel playing the game near high risk areas including runways of airbases.
According to an article by Uproxx, there is fear that the game can be used for spying. While that may sound a bit paranoid at first, there is good reason for the fear. The game uses GPS technology and so the officials are concerned that the game can be used to come up with a detailed map of highly sensitive rooms inside the Pentagon. That should be classified information, but if players are allowed to roam inside the facility unchecked, that can cause a great deal of a problem.
Other facilities are bound to ban the game from being played in their premises because of security risks, but that's not going to change the popularity of Pokemon Go. Right now, it is still the most popular game worldwide.
