Where the game will let you meet people you would otherwise would never meet, it can also attract complete strangers that may pose as a serious threat.
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The makers of Pokemon Go – the insanely popular smartphone game – were forced to make emergency fixes to the game because the app gave the company an unprecedented level of access into players’ personal lives. Moreover, a lot of users, who are genuine casual gamers, are not looking to invest a lot of dedicated time for an in-depth gaming experience which consoles usually restrict you to.
Hopeful trainers in Europe, Japan and other Asian countries may finally have a chance at being part of the “Pokemon GO” craze as Niantic Labs and Nintendo will be releasing the game in the regions in “a few days”. You then need to physically go to that area on the map and “catch” them. The games involved players working to capture monsters and train them for battle. So many problems, in fact, that developers Niantic opted to halt the game’s worldwide rollout until they could shore up the game’s stability and performance.
Thompson admits he’s hooked on it. He and other employees at Retro City Games describe the new smartphone app as a cultural phenomenon. The Android version of the app seemingly doesn’t ask for full access to the user’s Google account. Now it’s upto you if you wanna go ahead and catch’em all, or stay put and keep your 13-year old away from – what could be their favorite game in a long long time.
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A recent post by security expert Adam Reeve has raised too much attention in the tech circle when it revealed that players who sign in through their Google account grant Pokemon Go developer Niantic Labs access into the entirety of their account data.
As per the data, 60 percent of users who downloaded “Pokemon Go” are using the app, putting that around three percent of Android users.
Pokemon Go comes with warnings to players to remain aware of their surroundings.
Pokemon Go requires users to create an avatar, or online persona, that changes location as the user does in the real world.
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