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  1. Here are the comments I left for Scopely in this month's Star Trek Fleet Command player survey.

    #scopely #mobilegames #startrek

  2. Here are the comments I left for Scopely in this month's Star Trek Fleet Command player survey.

    #scopely #mobilegames #startrek

  3. Here are the comments I left for Scopely in this month's Star Trek Fleet Command player survey.

    #scopely #mobilegames #startrek

  4. Here are the comments I left for Scopely in this month's Star Trek Fleet Command player survey.

    #scopely #mobilegames #startrek

  5. Does anyone know a #Scopely dev?

    Just curious if they are very underpaid and overworked or what’s going on over there that they keep breaking everything over on #STFC. Like, I’m genuinely interested in their working conditions, and how it came to be like that on a game that clearly generates a lot of revenue? There must be some interesting constraints in their development.

  6. ### Data Privacy Concerns with Pokémon Go: Past, Present, and Future

    **Past:**
    - **Sensitive Location Data:** Pokémon Go has long collected detailed location data to enhance gameplay and mapping accuracy. This data can reveal personal habits and routines.
    - **Initial Privacy Issues:** Early versions of the game had issues with excessive permissions, such as full access to Google accounts, which were later addressed.

    **Present:**
    - **Scopely Acquisition:** The recent acquisition of Pokémon Go by Scopely, a company linked to the Saudi Royal Investment Fund, has raised new concerns.
    - **Data Handling:** The new ownership raises questions about how user data will be managed and whether it will be shared with the Saudi government, known for its surveillance practices.

    **Future:**
    - **Surveillance Risks:** There is a potential for the Saudi government to use the collected data for surveillance purposes, given its control over powerful surveillance infrastructures.
    - **Transparency:** Lack of transparency from Niantic and Scopely about future data handling practices adds to the concerns.
    - **User Awareness:** Users are advised to review privacy policies and be cautious about the potential risks associated with their data being handled by a foreign government entity.

    #DataPrivacy #PokémonGo #Scopely #SaudiArabia #TechPrivacy

  7. NewView Capital’s Ravi Viswanathan on how mature companies can survive this market - Ravi Viswanathan has been an investor long enough to see some serious ups and downs.
    Viswanathan mos... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #venturecapital #newviewcapital #extracrunch #scopely #acquia #plaid #nea #tc

  8. Scopely is buying FoxNext Games, adding MARVEL Strike Force to its game portfolio - Scopely, the massively funded mobile game publisher, has made good on its promise to start buying up... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #thewaltdisneycompany #activisionblizzard #waltdisneycompany #digitgamestudios #foxnetworksgroup #electronicarts #jamescameron #riotgames #foxnext #jamcity #scopely #tc

  9. LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation - The Los Angeles-based mobile game development studio Scopely has become America’s newest unicorn tha... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #digitgamestudios #managingpartner #electronicarts #newviewcapital #walterdriver #losangeles #mobilegame #louisiana #america #jamcity #scopely #driver #accel #bank #nea #tc