Surprise! Pokémon Go Is Probably A Massive CIA Surveillance Operation

Pokémon Go is kinda the social movement of right now, which you may find strange and upsetting. Go to any public place and you are likely to see a gaggle of people huddled on their phones, catching Pokémon and checking in to Poké Stops to pick up items. It’s already eclipsed Tinder and Twitter in active users, and it added a fairly whopping $3 billion onto Nintendo‘s value.

During my tenure at In-Q-Tell, I led the investment in John’s third company, Keyhole — which was acquired by Google and eventually became Google Earth — and have seen firsthand what is possible under his leadership. I am also thrilled and honored to be joining the Niantic Board of Directors and look forward to helping them realize their full potential in the emerging AR/VR/MR market.

In-Q-Tell, for the uninitiated, is basically the CIA’s venture capital firm. They’re technically independent from the CIA, but they invest in tech with the express intention of keeping the agency equipped with the latest in information technology.