Pokémon Go is an online fantasy game that transports the player between the virtual world and the real world through their smartphones.
Players search far and wide in the real world to capture as many Pokémon as they can. Upon encountering a Pokémon, your smartphone will vibrate to let you know you're near a Pokémon. Hurl a Poké Ball to catch more than a hundred species of Pokémon. The game takes you to real-world locations such as historical markers in the Hokkaido and Kanto regions of Japan, and public art installations in New York, and Paris.
|Access to personal data
In order to play you need to log in with your Gmail account. Pokémon Go is location-based, so data about you is crucial to the gaming experience. The Pokémon Go app grants full access to all of your personal data. How much access and risk are we exposing ourselves and our children to? What personal information is Pokémon Go collecting?
Full access to your personal data is problematic. No one should ever have "Full account access" privilege to any of your data. Never expose yourself or your family to unnecessary risk. Most smartphone users fail to understand the consequences of granting third-party access to their personal data.
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