After all, the root blocking in Pokémon Go is pretty weak. All I had to do was to rename/move the 'su' binary and then it worked again.
Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
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Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#22For all I want a good tracker, and the sympathy I have for friends I have with rooted devices who can no longer play... Niantic is not beholden to anyone to release anything, add any features, or do anything. Its their game. If you don't like it, either a) don't play, or b) make something better. It's a testament to the compellingness of the AR game genre, and the brand recognition that Pokemon has they so many peopl…
> Hacking the protocol and the cheaters created this situation. > They have only themselves to blame for it. Cry. Me. A. River. What does this have to do with the article, written by someone who didn’t cheat? > If you don't like it, either a) don't play, or b) make something better. Yes, everyone affected by this is rather forced to pick (a). Occasionally, they may write articles. If you don’t like them, a) don’t rea…
The article is basically saying that because of Niantic, we have to choose to compromise between security and pragmatism of using apps.
The choice between running the software you want, like Pokemon Go, and the quick road
to obsolete devices in the Android ecosystem, at best forces users to make a choice
between security and functionality.
I'm just pointing out that the root cause and people who should be shouldering the blame here aren't necessarily Niantic... but more importantly, whinging about it won't change anything.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#23I bought 3 times from the in game store and then later got banned. I later requested a refund but they don't even answer any mail. Classic piece of shit company.
Were you "cheating" according to their definition? Why should they reply or give you your money back? Classic entitlement.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#24Surprised people are still playing Pokemon Go. Niantic made all the wrong moves.
How so? I play Pokémon Go and can't think of a single thing they've done that has spoiled the experience for me. Neither can my friends. We love the game as it is. Bear in mind we are casual players, like most are.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
The problem is that you don't need root for GPS spoofing. Botters also don't care about SafetyNet (used to detect root before the game starts), since they reverse engineer the API and make REST calls directly. Furthermore, there are ways around the root check - mostly involving hiding the su binary and some additional tweaks.
Furthermore, you can buy GPS spoofing devices anwyay which you can just carry around with you in your pocket.
Man, you can probably crash some planes with those.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#26I bought 3 times from the in game store and then later got banned. I later requested a refund but they don't even answer any mail. Classic piece of shit company.
Were you "cheating" according to their definition? Why should they reply or give you your money back? Classic entitlement.
I guess they bought something with the (reasonable) assumption they'd be allowed to keep using the thing they bought.
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Your last, two word, sentence is rude, and your comment doesn't need it.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
The problem is that you don't need root for GPS spoofing. Botters also don't care about SafetyNet (used to detect root before the game starts), since they reverse engineer the API and make REST calls directly. Furthermore, there are ways around the root check - mostly involving hiding the su binary and some additional tweaks.
Furthermore, you can buy GPS spoofing devices anwyay which you can just carry around with you in your pocket.
Is that really something that's available? Nothing turned up on a cursory web search, aside from a story about students building their own with $3,000 dollars worth of equipment (and it sure didn't fit in a pocket)
edit: And Wikipedia says "GPS spoofing attacks had been predicted and discussed in the GPS community previously, but no known example of a malicious spoofing attack has yet been confirmed"
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#28I bought 3 times from the in game store and then later got banned. I later requested a refund but they don't even answer any mail. Classic piece of shit company.
Were you "cheating" according to their definition? Why should they reply or give you your money back? Classic entitlement.
In one of their past banwaves, getting off a high speed train or airplane and then killing some time at the airport playing Pokemon Go often got you banned because of "teleporting". (Not always a temporary shadowban)
Getting support to even respond to your mails (even when they're related to other issues) seems to be a matter of waiting for the right stars to align.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#29Surprised people are still playing Pokemon Go. Niantic made all the wrong moves.
How so? I play Pokémon Go and can't think of a single thing they've done that has spoiled the experience for me. Neither can my friends. We love the game as it is. Bear in mind we are casual players, like most are.
Granted it's not the most representive sample but a glance through https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo shows that the majority of people are complaining.
I live by a park where there are 3 Pokestops and a Gym and it used to be mildly crowded, now it's empty. It's obvious that the game has died down and it all can be traced back to when Niantic broke the tracking system and proceeded to go after Maps.
Every "anti-cheat" measure they introduced (Detecting movement speed and root) netted a large number of false positives and they refuse to listen to their active and vocal community.
Not to mention the inherently broken Gym battle system where anyone can take over a Gym even if you were the one to beat the Gym owners. That was the one aspect I found too frustrating.
Re: Pokemon Go, Security, and Obsolescence
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Furthermore, you can buy GPS spoofing devices anwyay which you can just carry around with you in your pocket.
Is that really something that's available? Nothing turned up on a cursory web search, aside from a story about students building their own with $3,000 dollars worth of equipment (and it sure didn't fit in a pocket) edit: And Wikipedia says "GPS spoofing attacks had been predicted and discussed in the GPS community previously, but no known example of a malicious spoofing attack has yet been confirmed"
They're highly illegal under US laws but from my reading around this topic, as someone who is currently building a gps-dependent app, is it's feasible.