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07-12-2016, 01:06 AM
Pokémon Go (http://appshopper.com/games/pokemon-go) is experiencing a momentous launch week (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/05/pokemon-go-available-in-app-store/), with an estimated 7.5 million downloads (https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-daily-revenue-downloads/) and nearly as many daily active Android users as Twitter (https://www.similarweb.com/blog/pokemon-go) in the United States. The rollout has **t been entirely smooth, however, as the game has indirectly been at the center of crimes, robberies, and even car accidents (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-launch-car-accidents/).
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/07/Pokemon-go-access.jpgPokémon Go has full access to your Google account (Image: Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/pokemon-go-on-ios-gets-full-access-to-your-google-account/))
**w, an even bigger potential concern has arisen, as systems architect Adam Reeve has discovered (http://adamreeve.tumblr.com/post/147120922009/pokemon-go-is-a-huge-security-risk) that Pokémon Go grants full access to a user's Google account linked during the iOS sign-up process. Players can alternatively link a Pokemon.com account, but the website is currently experiencing issues for many users.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/07/pokemon-go-sign-up.jpg
When granted full account access, Pokémon Go developer Niantic (https://www.nianticlabs.com/) is theoretically capable of viewing and modifying nearly all information stored in your Google account, including your Gmail messages, Google Drive documents, Google Maps navigation history, search history, and personal photos stored on Google Photos.**w, I obviously don't think Niantic are planning some global personal information heist. This is probably just the result of epic carelessness. But I don?t k**w anything about Niantic?s security policies. I don't k**w how well they will guard this awesome new power they?ve granted themselves, and frankly I don't trust them at all. I've revoked their access to my account, and deleted the app. I really wish I could play, it looks like great fun, but there's ** way it's worth the risk.It remains unclear what information, if any, Niantic is actually collecting from users, but the permissions are concerning given the company's history.
Niantic was formed by Keyhole founder John Hanke in 2010 as an internal startup at Google, until it was spun out as an independent entity in October 2015. Google then partnered with The Pokémon Company and Nintendo to invest up to $30 million in Niantic (https://www.nianticlabs.com/blog/niantic-tpc-nintendo/), so it has a remaining interest in the company.
Google is k**wn to collect and track data from its users, fueling the privacy and security concerns. Niantic told Ars Technica that it has "** comment to share at the moment (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/pokemon-go-on-ios-gets-full-access-to-your-google-account/)" about the issue, prompting some players to uninstall the game until the potential privacy implications are addressed.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/07/Pokemon-Go-gameplay-2.jpg
Pokémon Go is available as a free download on the App Store (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/app-store/) [Direct Link (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8)] in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, but anyone can install the app **w with a U.S. iTunes account. The game is expected to expand to the U.K. and additional countries in the near future. Read more about Pokémon Go here (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/05/pokemon-go-available-in-app-store/).
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http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/07/Pokemon-go-access.jpgPokémon Go has full access to your Google account (Image: Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/pokemon-go-on-ios-gets-full-access-to-your-google-account/))
**w, an even bigger potential concern has arisen, as systems architect Adam Reeve has discovered (http://adamreeve.tumblr.com/post/147120922009/pokemon-go-is-a-huge-security-risk) that Pokémon Go grants full access to a user's Google account linked during the iOS sign-up process. Players can alternatively link a Pokemon.com account, but the website is currently experiencing issues for many users.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/07/pokemon-go-sign-up.jpg
When granted full account access, Pokémon Go developer Niantic (https://www.nianticlabs.com/) is theoretically capable of viewing and modifying nearly all information stored in your Google account, including your Gmail messages, Google Drive documents, Google Maps navigation history, search history, and personal photos stored on Google Photos.**w, I obviously don't think Niantic are planning some global personal information heist. This is probably just the result of epic carelessness. But I don?t k**w anything about Niantic?s security policies. I don't k**w how well they will guard this awesome new power they?ve granted themselves, and frankly I don't trust them at all. I've revoked their access to my account, and deleted the app. I really wish I could play, it looks like great fun, but there's ** way it's worth the risk.It remains unclear what information, if any, Niantic is actually collecting from users, but the permissions are concerning given the company's history.
Niantic was formed by Keyhole founder John Hanke in 2010 as an internal startup at Google, until it was spun out as an independent entity in October 2015. Google then partnered with The Pokémon Company and Nintendo to invest up to $30 million in Niantic (https://www.nianticlabs.com/blog/niantic-tpc-nintendo/), so it has a remaining interest in the company.
Google is k**wn to collect and track data from its users, fueling the privacy and security concerns. Niantic told Ars Technica that it has "** comment to share at the moment (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/pokemon-go-on-ios-gets-full-access-to-your-google-account/)" about the issue, prompting some players to uninstall the game until the potential privacy implications are addressed.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/07/Pokemon-Go-gameplay-2.jpg
Pokémon Go is available as a free download on the App Store (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/app-store/) [Direct Link (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokemon-go/id1094591345?mt=8)] in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, but anyone can install the app **w with a U.S. iTunes account. The game is expected to expand to the U.K. and additional countries in the near future. Read more about Pokémon Go here (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/05/pokemon-go-available-in-app-store/).
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