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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So all a pedophile or mugger has to do is get this app and wait for the kids to come?[/quote]

Already happened.  Robbers in St. Louis suburb used the game to target victims.

http://www.kmov.com/story/32419951/how-police-are-responding-after-recent-robbery-involving-pokemon-go[/quote]

Wrong link. Try this one:

http://www.kmov.com/story/32410689/4-suspects-conducted-armed-robberies-using-pokemon-go-police-say[/quote]

Overblown.  One incident.  Don't be so paranoid.[/quote]

Right - and someone could lie in wait while you're hiking on a trail - but it doesn't stop you from hiking.  Common-sense precautions.[/quote]

Why would they lie in wait for specifically *me* on a hiking trail?  Who would even know that I was going to hike the trail?

That's different than following your phone to some random location designated by ??

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And the theoretical beacon wasn't specifically targeted to one person either, but someone waiting to see if someone came to a remote location.  Opportunistic. Similarly, someone may stake out a remote location on a trail and do the same thing - again opportunistic and not targeted to any one person.  Don't go to remote locations. Don't go alone. Exercise common sense.  Just like you would tell your teens who are hiking or going into the City to sightsee.[/quote]

A hiking trail is accessible to anyone true enough.  But if you go at busy times you will see others using the trail too.  Same thing with a parking lot at a grocery store.

But with this Pokemon stuff you are being lured towards bait.  That bait may or may not be safe and it may or may not be in a safe location.  There may be a predator there waiting for prey to hunt.[/quote]

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