Criminals could use 'Pokémon Go' to 'target' and 'lure' children, charity warns
 

Criminals could use 'Pokémon Go' to 'target' and 'lure' children, charity warns
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LONDON — The UK's leading children's charity — NSPCC — has warned that offenders could use Pokémon Go's geolocation feature to "lure" and "target" children.*

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In an open letter, NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless urged Pokémon Go developers Nintendo and Niantic to re-evaluate the game's safety and to address concerns over child safety.*

The location-based game encourages users to go outside and catch Pokémon in your neighbourhood using an augmented reality map.*

Wanless said the app "appears susceptible to being hijacked by users who wish to harm other players and as such raises fundamental child safety concerns."* Read more...


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