ISLAMABAD: Government Officers in Pakistan have been ordered not to download or play Pokemon Go, citing serious national security problems in sensitive areas.
The National Telecom & Information Security Board (NTISB) in its letter mentions that it poses technical and non-technical threats.
The technical threats are the same as the ones mentioned earlier, GPS and camera used to find your location or to spy on you.
The non-technical threat is that the person playing the game is not wary of his/her surroundings which can cause the person injury.
You may recall cases of people getting injured by car drivers playing Pokemon Go or pedestrians walking in front of a vehicle while playing the game. Even though the game gained a lot of popularity, it has since then waned with time, with other apps replacing it for the top spot as the most popular app.
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