A country that investing in any successful product doesn't mean they want your data. If they are interested they can buy it directly from any large organization and if must they can use spy ware or other means of intelligence.

If you have privacy concern, you have bigger issue than a game that is for all we know is dying game.

Can you prove this is worse than an insideous, shitty company like Niantic? No. No you cannot.

FUCK Niantic, and fuck this xenophobic noise.

Or probably not as I have never played the game.. I'm still annoyed by this headline format.

Ah yes... "freedom" under capitalism means being owned by some disgusting oil tyrant.

I guess I’m glad I had a windows phone during the Pokémon go craze

Scopely is the company that bought Pokemon Go (and others). Scopely was not created by the Saudi Arabian Government as the article states. It was created in the US. But was purchased by Savvy Games (A Saudi Arabian company) in 2023. It still operates independently and is based in the US. Though I do admit they probably report up all the way. Scopely is also the developer of Monopoly Go.

“Arab country bad”

Edit: the downvotes just prove my point, as if it matters if an Arab country you are likely to never visit had your location data or not.

While I have your attention, check your propaganda

Saudi Govt: So MbS, what are we doing this week?

MbS: Well, first we’re gonna buy Pokémon Go, and if THAT goes well, then we’ll try to negotiate peace for Ukraine.

Saudi Govt: Priorities, Crowned Prince Mohammed. 💪

I'm glad I never played that game. Call me old fashioned but I prefer the original Pokemon games on the Gameboy, that's all I ever played. It was fun going to friends' houses and gatherings and trading Pokemon over Link cable. Fun times.

Remember when the US was going to make them into a "pariah state"?
Thinks changed quickly when you could sell them $350,000,000,000 worth of murder stuff didn't it?
Made a lot less waves back then.
Priorities I guess.

I’d imagine this isn’t going to stop anyone from using it though.