JAKARTA. The government will closely monitor the wildly popular game Pokémon Go amid concerns that it could pose a serious threat to national security, a senior minister has said. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Wednesday that the government was looking into the possibility that Pokémon Go could be used as a surveillance tool to detect secretive information through the use of GPS and smartphone cameras. "This Pokémon Go might be a problem in the future, so we are keeping an eye on the game right now," Luhut said.
Govt to keep an eye on Pokémon Go
JAKARTA. The government will closely monitor the wildly popular game Pokémon Go amid concerns that it could pose a serious threat to national security, a senior minister has said. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Wednesday that the government was looking into the possibility that Pokémon Go could be used as a surveillance tool to detect secretive information through the use of GPS and smartphone cameras. "This Pokémon Go might be a problem in the future, so we are keeping an eye on the game right now," Luhut said.