ARE YOU AT AN AGENCY FACILITY? POKEMON NO!

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06645138
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-02191
• Publication Date: December 1, 2016

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THE
OFFICE OF
SECURITY
(U)Are You at an Agency Facility? Pokernon NO!
(U) Pokernon GO is a new, location-based augmented reality mobile a )plication, released on 6 July, for
Android and iOS devices. It uses smartphone Global Positioning Syste ns (GPS) to spawn Pokemon
characters in real-world locations, including Agency-controlled facilitie 3 and compounds. The game uses
several smartphone capabilities, including the camera, to virtually capture the characters and photograph
the encounter.
(U) Agency employees should adhere to the following guidance regarc ing the use of Pokemon GO:
(U//fletttll Agency employees are not authorized to caoture P
around Agency-controlled facilities
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kernon "characters" while in or
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potential security and counterintelligence concerns when using the ap )lication
Employees should notify their Area Security Officer or the Security Operations Center if they
witness any unusual or alerting activities in or around Agency-controll ad facilities. For more information
users should be mindful of
about the use of personally owned cellular telephones while at Agency-controlled facilities
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