Niantic, the video game developer, stores the personal data of the players. According to the Privacy Policy, the company behind the augmented reality game that is causing furor, collects email address, the website you were using before playing, IP address and location, among other personal information.
- The amount of data increases access if you are registered with an iOS device (iPhone users). In that case Niantic has all the information in your Google account, which enables them for example to read your email or Google Drive documents. Under these conditions the company may also share this information with third parties for "research" or " demographic assessments ".
- The developer has acknowledged that it is an error: " the process of creating accounts in iOS Pokémon GO asks full access " and assures users that the application does not use personal information to which he had access .
In a statement, the company said that they only require: the identification of the player and his/her email. The company wants to verify with Google that anything beyond basic profile information has been accessed. They said they have already started working to fix the problem.It appears that there is no "dark" side, but there are real life dangers, dont Pokémon Go and Drive!
Soon everyone will catch their favorite Pokémon without having to provide personal information, also Nintendo is preparing a lot of updates and fixes, the game is here to stay for a while.
As a final fact i must say that there will be a lot of critics even if you are doing everything good but i dont think this was a simple mistake, only the future will tell.
You decide.
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