Today we have some disturbing news to share with you about a stalker using Pokemon GO to follow someone in Japan.

Twitter user @0R0chan, who has been playing Pokemon GO and sharing screenshots of her game on Twitter, has been receiving strange messages from an anonymous user on Twitter. The anonymous user asked questions such as “where are you going” and “I see your (walking distance) has increased”. @oRochan felt very suspicious about these comments, and then it finally happened – the anonymous user showed her a photo of herself walking home.

書くか悩んだけど書きます。

ある人から、ポケモンGOの捕獲数と距離を監視されて「たくさん増えたね」「どこ行ってたの？」って言われたり、Twitterでのやりとりを見て「この人どういう関係？」って聞かれたり、まあ気分は悪かったけど、昨日、家の側を歩いている姿を盗撮した写真を見せられました。

— おろ ◡̈ (@0R0chan) June 15, 2019

The photo was obviously taken without her permission, and @0R0chan suspected that the stalker figured out where she lived and goes to work because of the Pokemon GO screenshots she had shared on Twitter. These screenshots contain a lot of information, such as when she’s using her phone, gift locations, where she has captured her Pokemon, and much more. She hopes sensitive information like these could be hidden in some way.

今回の一件で、ギフトの場所、起動している時間帯、距離や捕獲数の増え具合などで、ある程度生活習慣生活範囲が把握できてしまうゲームだなと再認識しました。

距離と捕獲数、隠せるようにして欲しい。
ギフトは前から気をつけてはいるけど、ちゃんと対策したいから持てる上限増やして欲しい。

— おろ ◡̈ (@0R0chan) June 15, 2019

After the incident, @0R0chan plans to lodge a report with her company in the event the stalker appears again.

その方の職場を知っているので、今後接触してくることがあれば会社に報告しますと伝えました。
なのでこれ以上危害はないと思います。

最後に念のため、仕事関係？の方なのでフォロワーさんではありません。
犯人探しは他の方の迷惑になりますのでおやめください。

これ以上の被害が出ませんように。

— おろ ◡̈ (@0R0chan) June 15, 2019

This is a very creepy incident and we hope everyone takes measures to scrub off sensitive information before sharing Pokemon GO screenshots online.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.