> I really wish I could play, it looks like great fun, but there’s no way it’s worth the risk.
Why not just create a separate google account if one's so eager to play?
Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
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Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#22I don't see any access granted to Pokemon Go (it's not even listed) in the "Apps Connected to your Account" page: https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions I am running on a Nexus 6 and signed in with my Google Account when I first launched the app. Try revoking access and see what happens. Worst case, it might ask you to sign in again.
I also don't see any access granted to Pokemon Go, I signed in on my nexus 5x and was also in the field test.
Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#23Here I thought the article was going to be on how Pokemon Go encourages people to wonder into dangerous or restricted areas while paying attention to their phone. The odds of someone getting attacked in a rough area would seem to go up with such an app given how critical situational awareness is. I don't know enough about how the app works to assess that, though.
One app that got me thinking about these things was Google Maps. I noticed it directed me through The Hood of a murder capital to save 3 minutes on a route. An area where people are known to surround cars or level guns on their owners. I had to wonder how much more risk like this is in any GPS-enabled app that sends you from point A to B.
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#24Doesn't Google OWN Niantic? So now Google has access to our Google data? Don't see the issue.
They no longer own them. They were spun during the housecleaning before the Alphabet announcement.
Yep, though they also soon after made a further investment in Niantic. It may sound bizarre at first, but there might be good reasons why they did that. For instance, Nintendo might've been less likely to team up with a wholly Google-owned Niantic. (purely speculation on my part)
Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#25I detected that immediately when I signed up with google at first. No double-checking what I was ok with sharing with the company. Had to remove their permission from my account settings right away. Signed up with their email/password system, much better.
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#26> I really wish I could play, it looks like great fun, but there’s no way it’s worth the risk. Why not just create a separate google account if one's so eager to play?
Seriously; I created one just to avoid entering 2fa every time servers go down.
Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#27Doesn't Google OWN Niantic? So now Google has access to our Google data? Don't see the issue.
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Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#28Here I thought the article was going to be on how Pokemon Go encourages people to wonder into dangerous or restricted areas while paying attention to their phone. The odds of someone getting attacked in a rough area would seem to go up with such an app given how critical situational awareness is. I don't know enough about how the app works to assess that, though. One app that got me thinking about these things was Go…
What city is this? Just curious. I don't know any such city in the United States
Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#29Doesn't Google OWN Niantic? So now Google has access to our Google data? Don't see the issue.
Niantic spun off https://plus.google.com/+Ingress/posts/GVvbYZzWyTT
Re: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk
#30uh... genius... niantic IS google. they can already read all your email. they already have full access. they have more access than you've ever had or could ever grant to anyone else.
adam reeve is an idiot.