Monday, July 11, 2016

News::'Pokémon Go' on iOS is digging deep into linked Google accounts

If you spent your weekend wandering around capturing cartoon monsters on your phone, you're likely one of millions addicted to Pokémon Go, the latest mobile game sensation. But if you played the game on an iPhone and signed in with your Google account, you also just handed the keys to your entire Google account to Niantic, the developer behind the game. As pointed out by Adam Reeve, a principal architect at Red Owl analytics, nothing in the sign up process indicates that you're giving the app full access to your account.

Source: Adam Reeve



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