“We recently discovered that the Pokemon GO account creation process on iOS erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account”.
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Niantic Labs also stated that Google had verified that no other information had been received or accessed by Pokemon Go or Niantic. With Pokemon Go, Nintendo proves that second chance is the charm for their attempt at creating a successful app. And with the success it’s getting on its first few weeks, Pokemon Go may very well be a game changer in the industry of Augmented Reality; a feat that other new apps would have a hard time trying to surpass.
The company then has the right to share any and all of the data it collects with third parties, including people who pay companies for your information, as well as law enforcement, USA Today reported.
Niantic was forced to admit its mistakes on Monday after computer security experts realized that the video game gets a rare level of access to your Google account.
Reeve says that if certain permissions are enabled, Pokemon Go can both see and modify any information in your Google account, including email, your search history, Google Drive documents and Google Maps information. But for every person you find who figured out the ultra-secret method for cheating in Ingress and Pokemon Go, you’ll find at least five people who tried to replicate those techniques and got themselves banned. Unfortunately, the sign-up function for Pokemon.com is now disabled, so it’s Google or nothing.
It’s not clear yet if making these changes will impact whether or not the game runs properly. SimilarWeb, another analytics firm, thinks Pokemon Go’s U.S. Android daily active user base had almost matched Tinder’s as of last Friday.
One of the newest problems is connected to PokeCoins and premium items not appearing in accounts, as well Trainer’s progress temporarily resetting to Level 1.
The trendy new smartphone game gathers a trove of data on users’ internet browsing habits.
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We presume that out of every 100 units earned at the App Store, 30 would go to Apple, 30 to [software developer] Niantic, 30 to Pokemon and 10 to Nintendo.
