The Volkswagen group has banned its employees to use the popular mobile app Pokemon GO during working hours.As grounds for prohibition, the company noted impaired attention and distraction from work, which increases the risk of an accident, and the fact that the game must be activated on the phone the geolocation feature, which violates the data protection act.
“Due to these risks, you can’t play Pokemon GO during working hours; set office devices (mobile phones, smartphones, tablets) are allowed freely available apps Pokemon GO is not one of them”, — stated in the user manual Volkswagen the Using Pokemon GO,” which leads to the tabloid Bild.
Pokemon GO — free application, based on the technology of “augmented reality” — digital and real worlds are connected, since the picture displayed on the screen of the smartphone, is projected onto the location of the real world. One of the main objectives of the game is to catch pokemon (Pocket Monster — pocket monster”) is forced to take to the streets, parks, beaches many people are completely absorbed by this process.
Experts warned that the game can lead to injuries or robbery in the real world. Russian banks are even offered to protect yourself from injury while playing. In addition, one of the veterans of the Russian special services did not rule out that the app can be used for spying. The assistant to the Russian Prime Minister Gennady Onishchenko expressed fear that the game can seriously affect the psyche.