The Belgian authorities are unhappy that the virtual monsters from the popular game Pokemon Go “appear” in the country’s airports. According to the newspaper La Dernière Heure, the transport Minister of the country Francois Bello has sent a letter to the company Niantic, developed the game, to block their appearance on the territory of airports of Brussels, Antwerp, Liege, Ostend and Courtrai.
First and foremost, we are talking about closed to passengers areas, as “catching” distracting staff at airports. Employees run for pokémon instead of focusing on the work”, – said the Minister. According to him, this occupation surrender even the guards and porters of the airports, which could have direct implications for flight safety”. Besides the frequent break-ins by unauthorized persons it was under this pretext, where fascinated by the hunting passengers can become victims of accidents. Hacking same areas can have much more serious implications for the safety of the airport, said Bello, Recalling the terrorist attacks on March 22.
Pokemon Go is a multiplayer game whose goal is finding, catching and training virtual monsters. It connects the real and digital worlds: the picture is displayed on the smartphone screen is projected onto the objects from the real world. According to various estimates, the number of daily users of the game may exceed 20 million.
