But if you’re new to Pokemon GO or Northwest Indiana, or maybe don’t have the time to scour the streets of The Region for the digitized creatures, the task of playing Pokemon GO may seem like a daunting one. Any Pokemon, irrespective of its CP, will run away after you throw a Pokeball. 3.
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In a letter dated yesterday (via GameSpot), he raised several issues to Niantic Labs CEO John Hanke expressing concern over how Pokemon Go may or may not use information gleaned from users as they play the game. The point of Ingress was to search the world for “exotic matter” that you collected to either overthrow people using it for bad purposes, or use this matter to help advance society. The US Android users have had the biggest bit of the pie with 50.8% of downloads coming from the countries.
“Methods of cheating, unfortunately, are limited only by cheaters’ imaginations, but include at a minimum the following: using modified or unofficial software; playing with multiple accounts (one account per player, please); sharing accounts; using tools or techniques to alter or falsify your location; or selling/trading accounts”. You’ll notice that log-ins are quieter and are even lesser. Our friends over at SlashGear reported that a few gamers and readers sighted new stops.
There are also concerns over players’ safety, as they explore all corners of the city with their eyes on their phone screen – rather than the roads they’re walking.
But there’s help, you just have to know where to look. There are a lot more people now that are going to go for walks that weren’t going before. The Android version of the game only accesses limited data (such as the user’s email address), but the iOS version for the iPhone can access all Google data.
The mobile game, which involves collecting 250 cartoon “pocket monsters” by physically moving around in real life, has turned into a global sensation since appearing on July 5. Are there any other purposes for which Pokemon Go collects all of this information?
Police say they don’t think the man sought is connected to the slaying of store employee Robert Hanna.
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Pokemon trainer Lloyd, who kept catching characters in the app as she spoke with CBC News, doesn’t have any plans to put the game down for good anytime soon. “I see McDonald’s, Home Depot, national brands playing into the culture”.
