Pokemon GO (com.nianticlabs.pokemongo): Privacy & Security Findings

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387+
Android/iOS apps audited
Every app is decompiled at source-code level, not just scanned from outside.
1.04M+
Smali classes read
The full shipped code we have actually read, not an estimate.
262+
Critical findings recorded
Confirmed findings copied to regulators, not theoretical risks.
970+
Weak points found
Third-party tracking we have provably found inside the binary.
567+
Endpoints investigated
Real servers and countries where data actually flows.
132+
SDK instances mapped
Reusable libraries correlated across the entire corpus.
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Pokemon GO
NYSE
2026-06-20
91d ago
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Critical
When you walk around your neighbourhood scanning it for the game, that 3D scan data is licensed onward to Vantor, a US defense contractor working under a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract, where it helps guide military drones. Nobody who downloaded a game to catch virtual creatures agreed to have their street-level scans repurposed for military navigation, and that mismatch between what you signed up for and what happens to your data is exactly what GDPR's purpose-limitation rule exists to stop.
Civilian gameplay photogrammetry licensed to Vantor (US defense contractor, NGA contract) for military drone navigation. Art. 5(1)(b) purpose limitation. Most consequential finding in the 2026 series
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GDPR Art. 32(1)(b)GDPR Art. 5(1)(b)GDPR Art. 5(1)(c)+2
Yes
Closed
Disclosure
91d 00h 00m 00s
Published
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