By Monday, Pokemon Go had been downloaded millions of times, topping rankings at official online shops for applications tailored for smartphones powered by Apple or Google-backed Android software.
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HORDES of people are rushing to become part of the Pokemon Go revolution, but joining the game might be putting the personal information of iPhone users at risk. The company is working on a client-side fix to resolve the issue so that the app only requests permission for this type of information in the future.
“If you use this app (or other similar apps) or have children that do, we ask you to please use caution”, the O’Fallon, Missouri Police Department said on its Facebook page. I really like Windows Phone and am not really a fan of android, but out of the 10 Apps I want to use 7 aren’t available on Windows Phone.
Unable to keep up with demand and in a bid to stops its servers from crashing, developers Niantic had to delay the release of the game in South America, UK and Europe.
“What’s more, given the use of email as an authentication mechanism (think “Forgot password” links) they now have a pretty good chance of gaining access to your accounts on other sites too”. Pokemon is just one of them that my friends talk about and I can only say that I can’t play it.
Turns out not every place that attracts a lot of photographers or that was suggested by Ingress players is a suitable place to put down a lure module and hunt some poliwags.
It has put the global release of Pokemon Go on hold. And if someone has already downloaded the app – BE CAREFUL, you may hurt yourself and others.
Cheng grew up with Pokemon, collecting and trading Pokemon cards as a child, and has played almost every version of the video game on various game consoles and controllers, from Gameboy Colour and Gameboy Advance to Nintendo DS.
“The main attack vector used in today’s mobile app market is to take popular mobile apps, usually games, repackaging them while including some extra functionality ranging from advertisements, malvertisements and all the way through RATs (remote access tools)”, Amit Ashbel, Director of Product Marketing & Cyber Security evangelist at Checkmarx explained to SiliconANGLE via email.
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Nintendo, Google and Pokemon Company all invested in Niantic after it spun off from the California-based Internet company.
