This leaves the user with only one option on the table, and that is using a Google account.
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Four people were arrested after they used the game to lure players to remote places and then rob them at gunpoint.
Pokemon GO has been seeing huge popularity on the iOS app store, recently beating out Tinder in downloads.
“I probably would have never went down there if it weren’t for this game”, Wiggins told CNN. But Reeve later clarified that the app is only accessing this information on the iPhones.
The object is to earn points by capturing so-called “wild” Pokemon characters that appear at random as the user moves about.
Reeve said when he logged in to Pokemon Go with his Google Account, he was shocked to learn that he had granted the app “full account access”. However, the developers have promised to launch the game soon internationally. But if players learn that their virtual security is also at risk, Niantic may have a major PR problem on its hands. “I’ve revoked their access to my account, and deleted the app”. Or is it? Pokemon Go forums are lousy with super secret ways to fake your location in the game so you can more easily get the things you want. This is one of the reasons why Google and Apple both now offer users ability to control what information and access you provide to an locally on the phone. The app is also capable of accessing even more personal information than users had originally agreed to provide, especially in relation to Google and its affiliated apps/software.
What does the FULL ACCESS means here?
Niantic Labs, the company behind the game, was founded and is now head by John Hanke who was closely involved in the Google Earth project.
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Pokemon Go has captured the nation by storm, but before you go outside to track down a Charmander you should be aware the game’s developer, Niantic, might have access to all of your Google information. As reported by Buzzfeed and other outlets, logging into the game via Google is giving the game access to all of your email information and data. While many may know what Pokemon is, there are quite a few who don’t know what the new game is all about.
