Pp everyone is still very aware of BLM and all the violence going on. Don't think there is a big enough distraction for that..

I downloaded the game. My phone kept going off so I uninstalled it. My phone still goes off saying Pokemon are nearby!! I even restarted my phone about 7 times.

@ray yes !!! I just got a T-Mobile text saying the game it's going to be free for a whole year I'm download the T-Mobile app now

Google says 18 weeks to make an app lol...

I'm very into conspiracy theories, but I can't get on board with this one. Do yall know how long it takes to develop a game? If this was released just to distract us from current issues such as the race war etc, they would have had to know it was coming to this point a LONG time ago to start development, then conveniently release it on time. As far as government looking thru the camera, gathering data etc., they're doing and have been doing that already for a long time now. IMO, pokemon go is just a fad game that came out at the right time.

Tmobile has said they won't charge data for the game, just read an article about that...

That's gonna be an expensive fone Bill with all that data ?. Husband wanted to try and he already use to rack up a big internet bill in the past.

@awesome didn't think of another country retrieving Intel on secured areas! That's something to think about for sure

Facebook requires just as much information and can see your private info just like Pokemon go. Most apps actually take a lot of your information.

I love Pokemon go lol. I have never once been hit by a car, fell off a cliff, got shot, and I find plenty of Pokemon. If someone seriously gets hurt while playing this game then they deserve it.

I saw this on FB!

Millions of people playing a game made from a foreign company. A game that uses your camera that feeds onto their servers. People exploring sensitive areas to include police stations, restricted zones, military installations etc. If I was plotting a major offensive attack....what better way to gather your Intel than from the nation's citizens themselves; and mask it as an innocent nostalgic game. Think about it.

-Bouche 3

It's just business. Pretty soon businesses will be paying Google for more pokemons to get ppl to go to their businesses. I can see big retailers doing that, get ppl inside so they will do some shopping.

Just a different spin on it, this game has helped so many children who have autism, children who don't usually want to get dressed and leave the house are now excited to go out and find a Pokemon. I know quite a few parents who are happy with this game, wish it had been around longer.

@ocean it's still working.... people die everyday while driving because they needed to text someone back!

People are really falling off cliffs and bridges to catch something that isn't there?..

'Merica!.. ????

So then, I'm guessing the whole texting while driving "population control" thing failed then? ?

I'm also one of the haters that can't believe how many people are so easily distracted to the point of congregating for hours chasing computerised monsters while completely oblivious to all the important stuff that's actually going on.

I'm considering getting huge urns of hot chocolate and coffee and taking them to my local lake to make some money. $1 or $2 a cup and I could easily make a couple of thousand over the weekend.

Who cares, they know where you are anyway. It's just a fad and bit of fun

@lobo There's more to it than that. ??

I honestly hate all this conspiracy about the government using gps to track us and see what we are doing bs. Like this isn't the first game/app to use your location. ?

Cartoon thing ? Someone here was born before the late 80s. Anyone who wasn't sucked into the Pokemon craze in the 90s just doesn't understand why this game is so awesome.

Regardless, these people walking into traffic to catch a Meowth and those setting up pokestops to rob people are complete idiots. It definitely is a form of population control. It just wasn't the original intentions of the game.

I understand that but the whole point of the game seems boring to me. The little cartoon thing comes up and you catch it. Whoopie.

@Lobo it's not fun if you just sit at home. You have to actually venture out into the real world to enjoy the game.

I actually downloaded this game just to see what it was about. Boring as s*** . Had it on my tablet for a total of two minutes. I don't get it.

Korea has been laughing at us for a long time.

But hey, we were happy catching pokemon while we were getting nuked. Lol

North Korea is laughing at us...

It's a very convenient and "happy" distraction for the current major s*** storm the US is going through between race issues/law enforcement issues/presidential election issues. If your face is glued to your phone having fun you won't notice where things are leading around you.

Can't they just hack into our phones and see what's on our camera anyway? Lol

My ss wanted to download it because we saw an article where someone found a dead body! He was set on finding out. So I agreed to walk around the block with him and my SO. He mindlessly walked into the street to catch a pokemon!!! I have to agree.... it's population control. Mean while controlling the masses. ?

So the government can know where you are. See what you're seeing. Maybe looking for suspicious behavior?? Not from you but from others.

@crystal they fixed that with the last update. Sorry to disappoint ?

Government population control. I mean why else would pokemon be free. Governments paid for it.

People walking off cliffs, getting shot for trespassing, falling off bridges, increase in car accidents,

Did you see the video about the girl who blamed Pokemon Go for being hit by a car. ?

NSA! They're all up in your google account looking at all your porn spam!!

I call it making the lazy people get out and exercise!