Distracted drivers playing Pokemon may not be the biggest problem with this game.
All those Nintendo fans who stampeded Apple’s App store last week to download and install Pokemon Go may have handed control of their Google accounts to the app’s developer (Niantic). The Pokemon Go app silently gives the developer the powers to read Gmail inboxes and send emails as well as view Google search histories and private images stored in Google Photos.
Wait what?????
Most iOS apps generally present prospective users a list of permissions demands, but Pokemon Go does not. Instead players have two options: sign in with their Google Accounts, or sign in using an account with Nintendo’s Pokemon Trainer Club. If you used a Google account to play the game on your iPhone, open the Apps connected to your account page and revoke the full access Pokemon Go has over your Google account. You’ll still be able to play Pokemon Go after making the change.
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Problems are being reported with trespassing, muggers, and unsuspecting locations being overwhelmed with new visitors, but at least people are out moving around right?
Count your blessings you have the OPTION to play!
At least six people aren’t going to have the chance to try out the augmented reality gaming sensation anytime soon. According to NASA, the six crew members living and working on the International Space Station won’t be able to play the app-based smartphone game — which involves hunting the Earth for rare Pokémon by walking around outside — onboard the orbiting outpost. The reason? Smartphones and other mobile devices on the space station do not have internet connectivity. They also only have access to apps specifically for the payloads they are intended for and do not have the ability to add apps like we do on the ground.
7/13/16 UPDATE:
A day after it was discovered the hit game Pokémon Go was requesting full access permission to a user’s Google account data, developer Niantic has released a software update that resolves the security scare. Although Niantic said the app was not accessing most user’s Google account info — only a Google User ID and email address — many players decided to uninstall the app or use an alternate dummy account to prevent any possible data breach.
