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jeffwtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months ago

Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon

(arstechnica.com)

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Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon

(arstechnica.com)

jeffwtoTechnology@lemmy.worldEnglish·5 months ago

OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokémon Go players for years.

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It would be easy to accidentally wipe some other country instead of France. That’s why we need to verify data
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  I can now see the importance of safeguards!
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    Yeah we need backup systems that automatically wipe out France