Title is pretty obvious with more than two seconds of thought, but I figured that it would be important to bring to everyone’s attention that Pokémon has confirmed (via this Youtube video) that Sleep does the following:
- Records audio of you (and your partner) sleeping
- Requires device sensor permissions to detect how your phone is laying
- Runs in the background as you sleep
You’ve seen this time and time again, I know. But most people don’t consider this, especially since Pokémon is considered to be childrens’ media. I haven’t seen any major news outlet cover the privacy implications of this game–please spread the word with people you know. This can’t keep happening.
I know it’s obvious, the point is that it’s spyware for kids. Most “normies” do not consider this.