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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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 
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Yes - if you access through your gmail account at the beginning of the craze.  If you set up a trainer account, no.  Also, Niantic just released this statement: “Pokémon Go only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected,” reads a statement from Niantic, which developed the game.

Niantic added that Google will soon change the app so that it only asks for permission to view users’ basic profile data. The change will take effect automatically. "[/quote]

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