alt Hacker NewsI don’t think there is something amoral here. Niantic explicitly sends players to take videos of places for rewards. It’s not like it’s done in a sneaky way.
Being somehow surprised they actually plan to do things with the data they have you gather is a bit weird.
No, it isn't. Stop normalizing this behavior. There was no consent. You expect that you are playing a game, not working for them for free.