Guest Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/22/oliver-stone-links-pokemon-go-to-totalitarianism-during-privacy-debate Film director Oliver Stone has branded the popular gaming app Pokémon Go a “new level of invasion” of privacy that could lead to “totalitarianism”. The American reportedly voiced concerns over the game as he promoted his new movie about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden at Comic-Con International. After he was asked about security concerns associated with Pokémon Go, Stone said companies were carrying out “surveillance capitalism” by monitoring people’s behaviour. Oliver Stone on Snowden: 'Self-censorship is huge in this industry' Read more According to Time magazine, he told the Comic-Con audience in San Diego: “It’s not funny. What’s happening is a new level of invasion. “The profits are enormous here for places like Google. They’ve invested a huge amount of money in data mining what you are buying, what you like, your behaviour. “It’s what some people call surveillance capitalism.” He added: “You’ll see a new form of, frankly, a robot society. It’s what they call totalitarianism.” Pokémon Go, which is free to download, has faced criticism over claims it could access a player’s entire Google account, including email and passwords. The app’s makers, Niantic, insisted the move was unintentional and reassured users it was not collecting any exceptional data. Stone was joined at the Comic-Con panel by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who playsEdward Snowden in the upcoming film and visited the former NSA analyst in Moscow where he is in exile. Stone, who won a best director Oscar for Platoon, claimed every major movie studio turned down his new film, forcing him to find finance in France and Germany. The film, Snowden, is due to be released in the US on 16 September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oliver-stone-edward-snowden-america-925611 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Caddy Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 http://variety.com/2016/film/news/oliver-stone-snowden-tv-conan-the-barbarian-midnight-express-1201803664/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Newton Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 The CIA is probably hard at work trying to weaponize this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7nmI65bm8U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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