'Pokemon Go' leads players to California facility housing sex offenders
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pokestop-sex-offenders-san-luis-obispo-20160713-snap-story.html
"I have no idea what Pokemon is," said De Vaul, founder of the
Sunny Acres facility. "I have no idea who put the stop - if it
was sabotage - because we don't want kids showing up here." De
Vaul learned about the stop when a KSBY-TV news crew visited
the property, noting that the scavenger hunt led to the
facility's outdoor sign ... De Vaul, 72, said he doesn't want
children visiting his property because that'll expose the
offenders to the possibility of being sent back to prison for
violating conditions of their parole or probation. Several of
his residents, he said, have no place to go and would be
transients if he didn't allow them to stay at the facility. De
Vaul said he has been battling with San Luis Obispo County for
20 years and doesn't want any more trouble.
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There is a frankly overwhelming sense that little consideration was
given to the sensitivity of some locations by the Pokemon Go
developers. This is all on top of the app permission privacy issues.
Let's be even more plain about it: Gross Negligence.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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