First 'Pokémon Go' update blocks full access to your Google account data

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First 'Pokémon Go' update blocks full access to your Google account data
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A day after it was discovered the hit game Pokémon Go (https://hameed.nwar.uk/vb/mashable.com/category/pokemon-go?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) was requesting full access permission (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/google-pokemon-go-app-security/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial) to a user's Google account data, developer Niantic has released a software update that resolves the security scare.

Although Niantic confirmed to Mashable the app was **t accessing the all-ranging data tied to a user's Google account and that ** user data had been compromised — the app only accesses your Google User ID and email address — many players decided to uninstall the app or use an alternate dummy account to prevent any possible data breach.

SEE ALSO: 8 'Pokémon Go' tricks that'll help you become a Pokémon master (http://mashable.com/2016/07/11/8-pokemon-go-tricks/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Samsung-All-Partial) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/12/pokemon-go-google-account-security-update/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)



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