The developer of the game has ack**wledged that it "erroneously" requested full access permission to users' Google accounts on iOS and says Google is working with them on a fix for the issue.
In a statement provided to Mashable, Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go, said that the app "erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account," but that ** user information was compromised.*
"Pokémon GO only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and ** other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected," the company says, adding that Google also confirmed ** other information was collected. (Mashable has reached out to Google for further confirmation.) Read more...