Nikiforov: Pokemon Go could be created with the participation of the security services – Sight

Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of Russia Nikolai Nikiforov at the forum “The territory of the senses on the Klyazma” suggested that the game Pokemon Go was created with the participation of special services for the video collection.

«Some talented people talented created the game. I do not want to give the next dose, splash in the media, but I have the suspicion that this app is created, including with the participation of some special services that collect video information in all countries, all over the world “- quoted him as saying TASS.

«This application is created, including with the participation of some special services that collect video information in all countries, all over the world»

The Minister reminded the participants of the forum and that modern operating systems are controlled by foreign companies. “Trying to understand what is happening in our smartphone or communication channel while playing with Pokemon is almost impossible without having to reduce the share of foreign software operating system”, – said the Minister.

Nikiforov also said he did not consider it necessary to engage in blocking or otherwise regulate the game Pokemon Go. “I believe that man every day surrounded by many dangers, and those people who have all the right in the head, their risk of falling into the danger is much less. I think that we should not be engaged (legislative regulation of dangerous games), “- he said.

«Unfortunately, I do what I do not play for many years”, – said the Minister in the course of communication with members of the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum “Territory of meanings on the Klyazma.” He explained that the most commonly used on your smartphone email applications, as well as a special application for the electronic document.

Earlier, the executive secretary of the Council under the President of Russia on the development of civil society and human rights Lantratova Yang said that the HRC will develop recommendations on the possible restriction of the use of the game in the cemeteries and sites of state power. ROC representatives also urged the population to refrain from “catching Pokemon” in the church.

Pokemon Go – mass custom game released in 2016, its purpose is to search and training Pokémon. The game introduced elements of the so-called “augmented reality, where digital and real worlds are connected, since the picture is displayed on the smartphone’s screen is projected onto the objects from the real world.” The number of downloads has exceeded 15 million, and the number of daily users is estimated at 20 million. The official release of the game in Russia will be held in the coming days.

Earlier Friday, journalists from the US Secretary of the pool to catch Pokémon in the mansion the Russian Foreign Ministry during the negotiations, Sergei Lavrov and John Kerry.

On Wednesday, the president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said increasingly popular game Pokemon Go, expressing the view that the Kremlin – a self-sufficient tourist attraction, popular with tourists, and the pursuit of game Pokemon is not the reason to visit the Kremlin.

As it became known on July 14, Pokemon Go first officially appeared in Europe – the release in Germany, the company said on his page on Twitter. Until now, the game has been available in the AppStore and Google Play only three countries – the US, Australia and New Zealand. Some Russian users special factory US accounts to download the game.

The increasing popularity of the game has already caused a series of scandals. So, on Wednesday the administration Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, asked visitors to stop to catch Pokémon in the institution building. Later, the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum, located on the territory of the former Nazi concentration camps, forbidden visitors play Pokemon Go on its territory, calling such behavior disrespectful.