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Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

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Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

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Post by randomh3r0 »

arielweisberg wrote: post #10
randomh3r0 wrote: post #8

Any idea how long the signup page is down? I made my account yesterday and, when forced between using my google auth and making some pokemon.com account, it was a no brainer to not use my google account. It took me a few tries but since this is a game and not something in the realm of life-and-death, I found it wasn't horrible to actually wait. And try again. The entire issue is predicated on using your google accoun…

It's been down since at least last Thursday. The way I hear it it's been much longer.

But, again, I made an account yesterday. Don't just throw around account access, no matter how pervasive, in the name of impatience. Ever.

Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

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Post by arielweisberg »

randomh3r0 wrote: post #11
arielweisberg wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's been down since at least last Thursday. The way I hear it it's been much longer.

But, again, I made an account yesterday. Don't just throw around account access, no matter how pervasive, in the name of impatience. Ever.

That's great news. I can't do it, but the error message has changed from 504 to try again.

Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

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Post by NeonVice »

"[T]his section of the privacy page on the Google account settings website is only showing up for those that have played on iOS and signed in using the Google button. Android users who used the same login method are not seeing the “Pokemon Go Release” at all on the permissions site (nor do they see Ingress), so we’re not sure yet if those users have trusted Niantic with their entire Google account as well." source: http://9to5google.com/2016/07/11/psa-pokemon-go-full-access-...

Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

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Post by joelg »

thoreauway wrote: post #14

Doesn't Google OWN Niantic? So now Google has access to our Google data? Don't see the issue.

1. Google no longer owns Niantic, they spun off as their own company last year.

2. The security risk isn't that Niantic is going to turn evil, it's that Niantic becomes an access point for other (evil) hackers.

Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

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Post by toufka »

Isn't Niantic actually affiliated with (part of?) Google in some way? So it would seem natural, if odd, that it doesn't ask for full permissions for the account is actually already has full permissions to. In the same way google docs doesn't ask, but gets, full permissions to your google account, or google+ doesn't ask, but gets, full permissions to your google account.
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