Pokemon Go???? is your DC playing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I think Pokemon Go (and allowing kids to free range it on their bikes around the neighborhood etc) is more for young teens -- ages 13+ It's PERFECT for this age group. Some teens I know went on the metro downtown and hunted Pokemon all over DC. Great activity for kids in the summer in a group of 2 or 3. Younger kids can play with their moms.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Traffic accidents, etc. have started already. A fifteen year old girl was hit by a car Tuesday while she was playing Pokemon Go.

Link:

http://www.abc2news.com/news/national/5-ways-pokemon-go-has-been-dangerous

That's a valid concern. Any time people go out and about in the world, on the street, there's a chance they could get hit by a car. Especially, kids who aren't used to walking a lot on the streets, near traffic... if this game gets them out in the world, on their own, they may need a refresher/reminder on how to stop, look both ways, before crossing a street. It might not be second nature to them, and of course, using a cell phone can be a distraction.

I disagree with the phrasing in the article you posted. The article states that the Pokemon Go game "took her (the 15 year old girl) across a major highway at 5 PM which was rush hour." No, the game didn't take her anywhere. The 15 year old girl was allowed to be walking alone at 5 PM, and she had a map on her cell phone showing where she was, and where the nearest Pokemon location was. It was her decision to use that map to get to that location. She should not be playing on her own, if she doesn't have the skills to cross a major highway on her own.

A lot of people in that article seemed to be getting into trouble at 2:30 or 3:30 am!! I think they should shut the game down at 8 PM.

A sex offender was caught two days ago in the daytime in front of an Indiana courthouse (popular Pokemon Go site) playing the game with a sixteen year old.

Link:

http://wgntv.com/2016/07/13/sex-offender-caught-playing-pokemon-go-with-boy-outside-courthouse/

[Anonymous]

Another dead body was found by Pokemoners. There is no safe place to hide bodies now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Traffic accidents, etc. have started already. A fifteen year old girl was hit by a car Tuesday while she was playing Pokemon Go.

Link:

http://www.abc2news.com/news/national/5-ways-pokemon-go-has-been-dangerous

That's a valid concern. Any time people go out and about in the world, on the street, there's a chance they could get hit by a car. Especially, kids who aren't used to walking a lot on the streets, near traffic... if this game gets them out in the world, on their own, they may need a refresher/reminder on how to stop, look both ways, before crossing a street. It might not be second nature to them, and of course, using a cell phone can be a distraction.

I disagree with the phrasing in the article you posted. The article states that the Pokemon Go game "took her (the 15 year old girl) across a major highway at 5 PM which was rush hour." No, the game didn't take her anywhere. The 15 year old girl was allowed to be walking alone at 5 PM, and she had a map on her cell phone showing where she was, and where the nearest Pokemon location was. It was her decision to use that map to get to that location. She should not be playing on her own, if she doesn't have the skills to cross a major highway on her own.

A lot of people in that article seemed to be getting into trouble at 2:30 or 3:30 am!! I think they should shut the game down at 8 PM.

A sex offender was caught two days ago in the daytime in front of an Indiana courthouse (popular Pokemon Go site) playing the game with a sixteen year old.

Link:

http://wgntv.com/2016/07/13/sex-offender-caught-playing-pokemon-go-with-boy-outside-courthouse/

I honestly don't see how the game is in any way responsible for that. The registered sex offender was playing a game with his phone, in front of a courthouse (i.e. right out in public) and a 16 year old was also playing the same game? So they were talking to each other about it?

If he's not supposed to interact with kids, he's not supposed to interact with kids -- not supposed to talk with them, play games with them etc. What does it have to do with the specific game?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another dead body was found by Pokemoners. There is no safe place to hide bodies now!

Well at least check to be sure you aren't dumping it right in the middle of a Pokestop.

Jeez, how many dead bodies are out there that we don't know about?

[Anonymous]

It will be the opening scene of a Bones episode this fall, I guarantee.

[Anonymous]

I haven't read all the responses so please forgive if this is a repeat. I've been playing this with my teen & tween, and it really helps to turn your sound off on the side of your smartphone. If you do that, it vibrate-buzzes in your hand when a Pokemon character shows up. That way you can keep your head up and pay attention to where you are, then stop when it buzzes and looks down.

In terms of tracking with the grid, yes you need to look down more for that but you can glance down and then pay attention to where you are, then glance down and then pay attention to where you are, to see if you're getting closer to the Pokemon you want. But tracking is more of a pain in the neck anyway and definitely not guaranteed to work. Better to just pick a potentially successful area, use an incense, turn off your phone sound and start walking with your eyes front, waiting for your phone to vibrate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:wonder how many kids would love to go to school to see how many pokemon are at school

We've been doing drop-off at a high school for summer camp the last 2 weeks, and I've noticed that there are no Pokemon characters or Pokestops on the school grounds. I'll bet that schools are off-limits grounds when school is in session.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:wonder how many kids would love to go to school to see how many pokemon are at school

My DS is taking summer prep classes and he caught one in the bathroom at the high school. The scoreboard in the athletic field is a "poke stop."

Just posted that about schools and then saw this response. Oh well. You'd think that schools in session would be non-active. Only after hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So all a pedophile or mugger has to do is get this app and wait for the kids to come?

1. Pokemon are algorithmicly generated. You can't control where they show up, no one can, so molesters can't make Pokemon lure kids to them.
2. The stories of the robberies happen when someone sets up a "Pokemon lure" at an isolated pokestop. These appear in the app to all players and you can go to the area with the lure to catch more Pokemon. They can only be set up at a "pokestop" which is a public landmark, not someone's house. Don't let your kids play at night, or at least visit pokestop at night, and they will be fine.

For those worried about cars, you don't actually chase Pokemon. You walk around and one will pop up on your screen. Once it pops up you don't need to move towards it at all. You click on it to catch it. Most people stop to do this because it takes concentration to catch it. There would be no reason to walk into a street to get a Pokemon.

Well, they could potentially do this if they put a lure module on a pokestop. I can see that pulling kids in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The success of Pokémon GO is great for its creator Niantic, and for the millions who have downloaded it. Except for one thing: there’s major security vulnerability, and should NEVER be used at NSWCCD or our detachments.

Two days after the game’s release, security expert Adam Reeve tweeted about the vulnerability. The Pokémon GO app itself does NOT warn new users as to exactly how much privacy they are sacrificing.

“Full access.” That should sound like a bit much. It is. Reeve writes in a post titled “Pokémon Go is a huge security risk” on his blog. In his tweet linking to the post, he calls the app malware. The biggest takeaway is that “full access” just means:

Pokémon Go and Niantic can now:
• Read all your email
• Send email as you
• Access all your Google drive documents (including deleting them)
• Look at your search history and your Maps navigation history
• Access any private photos you may store in Photos
• And a whole lot more

The WaPo debunked this yesterday. As long as you download it from a reputable source like googleaps you are fine. The malware versions are the ones available on "sketchy" websites. Just make sure your kid is getting the safe version

The other thing you can do to help is create a GoogleMail account you only use for this. So you wouldn't care even if they're glancing at your account. There's only spam.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS LOVES it Unfortunately over here in suburbia, there is no poke stops or gyms, so being a good mom, I went on a long lunch time walk around DC. Got the biggest hug EVER in the eve. Whole family is going to explore Rio tomorrow, I heard there are bunch of them there.

What are you talking about? I live in suburbia and within 2 miles of my home are 5 Pokestops and 2 gyms.

Same here. We are in Centreville and every single "Civil War Blah Blah happened here" sign is a stop. Finally, history has a purpose

(kidding on that last part, for those who don't get jokes. dont want to spread rumors that us country folk are all ignorant).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS LOVES it Unfortunately over here in suburbia, there is no poke stops or gyms, so being a good mom, I went on a long lunch time walk around DC. Got the biggest hug EVER in the eve. Whole family is going to explore Rio tomorrow, I heard there are bunch of them there.

What are you talking about? I live in suburbia and within 2 miles of my home are 5 Pokestops and 2 gyms.

Same here. We are in Centreville and every single "Civil War Blah Blah happened here" sign is a stop. Finally, history has a purpose

(kidding on that last part, for those who don't get jokes. dont want to spread rumors that us country folk are all ignorant).

No stops in suburbia? Near my office in Fairfax there are about 30 stops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another dead body was found by Pokemoners. There is no safe place to hide bodies now!

Well at least check to be sure you aren't dumping it right in the middle of a Pokestop.

Jeez, how many dead bodies are out there that we don't know about?

And I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids and your stupid Arcanine!