“Pokemon Go” can access your Google Account – The World

Pokémon GO , the new mobile game, developed by Niantic Nintendo is very hungry personal data. Once installed on an Apple device, and if the player uses Google to create an account, the game has indeed full access to the user’s Google account.

Now a phenomenon company and the subject of situations to say the least unusual since its launch a few days ago on iOS and Android, Pokemon Go accepts two types of connection: by creating a profile with the application itself or -even with a Google account. Problem: a quick glance to the applications associated with your account you will find that Pokemon Go has granted all rights to the associated account in question

. first to have launched an alert is Adam Reeve, an engineer at a firm in Baltimore specialized in risk analysis on cybersecurity. On Tumblr, his post of Saturday, July 9 warns against players around the world which could be likened to a bug, treating Pokemon Go Malware ( “Software malicious “).

According to him, in addition to access Google profile information from the user, the game can send emails on behalf or delete photos. According to the site Gizmodo, however, the only access to the Google account that allows access to the biographical information stored there, not to control email.

The studio that developed the game, Niantic, explained in a second time it was a mistake that would be corrected in a later release.

“Huge negligence”

Although ‘ it is unlikely that Nintendo Niantic or have deliberately circumvented the rules and use the millions of players of data for commercial purposes, what would if they were to be hacked, as was already the case in 2011? Adam Reeve concludes:

“I do not think Niantic plans to rob personal information scale. All this is probably the result of a huge negligence. But I do not know the Niantic security policies. I do not know how they will preserve this incredible new power they gave themselves, and frankly, I do not trust them at all. “

On Android, the conditions of use appear to be more restrictive for the developer. Photos and videos could however be taken without the knowledge of the user, and the GPS is obviously constantly in motion – that is surprised, given the features of the game, based on the research of Pokémon in a real environment, embellished notelets “tourist”? What will Nintendo all these data, offered or stolen? For now, several specialized sites warn: uninstall the application or does not forget that the mass of information collected about you is obviously considerable, because unexpected

. see also: Nintendo: the Rise of Pokémon