China state security authorities flag national-security risks from AR-game data
By MLex Staff ( July 2, 2026, 09:24 GMT | Insight) -- China's state security authorities warned that the collection and misuse of geospatial data through popular augmented-reality games could threaten national security, highlighting the security implications of civilian data collection as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of interpreting and reconstructing the physical world. The Ministry of State Security highlighted the security concerns in a recent article published on its official WeChat account. China's state security authorities warned that the collection and misuse of geospatial data through popular augmented-reality, or AR, games could threaten national security, highlighting the security implications of civilian data collection as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of interpreting and reconstructing the physical world....
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