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Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
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@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Also there's apparently server issues in Au (haven't tried this morning), so currently my score for the game is 3/10.
They're just having server issues period. Don't think anyone thought it would be so popular so quickly.
Nostalgia... the unexpected assassin of bandwidth and servers
Yeah, it's why they've delayed the official release in many places...but people are downloading it anyway in those areas through work-arounds etc, which only compounds the issue!
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@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
Turns out you can go into the settings for a Google account, revoke those permissions, and the app still works. Don't know about iOS.
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@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
Turns out you can go into the settings for a Google account, revoke those permissions, and the app still works. Don't know about iOS.
Not worth trying for multiple reasons. That alone should be enough to give it up as a bad joke.
I did have another go with it today but that access level doesn't sit well with me and it's horribly inconvenient when the only time I have for it is after the kids are in bed (and the dishes are done). Traipsing around the streets in the cold and dark on a WiFi iPad isn't my idea of fun. -
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
Turns out you can go into the settings for a Google account, revoke those permissions, and the app still works. Don't know about iOS.
Not worth trying for multiple reasons. That alone should be enough to give it up as a bad joke.
I did have another go with it today but that access level doesn't sit well with me and it's horribly inconvenient when the only time I have for it is after the kids are in bed (and the dishes are done). Traipsing around the streets in the cold and dark on a WiFi iPad isn't my idea of fun.I haven't installed it. Takes me a lot longer to jump on the "everyone's doing it" bandwagon than most.
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@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
Turns out you can go into the settings for a Google account, revoke those permissions, and the app still works. Don't know about iOS.
Not worth trying for multiple reasons. That alone should be enough to give it up as a bad joke.
I did have another go with it today but that access level doesn't sit well with me and it's horribly inconvenient when the only time I have for it is after the kids are in bed (and the dishes are done). Traipsing around the streets in the cold and dark on a WiFi iPad isn't my idea of fun.I haven't installed it. Takes me a lot longer to jump on the "everyone's doing it" bandwagon than most.
I tend to avoid those bandwagons. If everyone's doing it, it's normally pretty boring.
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@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
Turns out you can go into the settings for a Google account, revoke those permissions, and the app still works. Don't know about iOS.
Not worth trying for multiple reasons. That alone should be enough to give it up as a bad joke.
I did have another go with it today but that access level doesn't sit well with me and it's horribly inconvenient when the only time I have for it is after the kids are in bed (and the dishes are done). Traipsing around the streets in the cold and dark on a WiFi iPad isn't my idea of fun.I haven't installed it. Takes me a lot longer to jump on the "everyone's doing it" bandwagon than most.
I tend to avoid those bandwagons. If everyone's doing it, it's normally pretty boring.
Also, the inhabitants of said bandwagon tend to smell, foam at the mouth and be unsustainable amped.
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@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@travisdh1 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@nadnerB said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Well, this is a bit concerning. (regarding iOS version)
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/11/pokemon-go-shouldnt-have-full-access-to-your-gmail-docs-and-google-account-but-it-does/?When you use Google to sign into Pokémon Go, as so many of you have already, the popular game for some reason grants itself (for some iOS users, anyway) the highest possible level of access to your Google account, meaning it can read your email, location history… pretty much everything.
Google describes it thusly:
When you grant full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account (but it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf).
This “Full account access” privilege should only be granted to applications you fully trust, and which are installed on your personal computer, phone, or tablet.I think I'll be killing my account and using a Trainer account (? I think that's what their called)
Turns out you can go into the settings for a Google account, revoke those permissions, and the app still works. Don't know about iOS.
Not worth trying for multiple reasons. That alone should be enough to give it up as a bad joke.
I did have another go with it today but that access level doesn't sit well with me and it's horribly inconvenient when the only time I have for it is after the kids are in bed (and the dishes are done). Traipsing around the streets in the cold and dark on a WiFi iPad isn't my idea of fun.I haven't installed it. Takes me a lot longer to jump on the "everyone's doing it" bandwagon than most.
I tend to avoid those bandwagons. If everyone's doing it, it's normally pretty boring.
Also, the inhabitants of said bandwagon tend to smell, foam at the mouth and be unsustainable amped.
They also think that amps with labels that go to 11 are better.
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It's also hard for bands to play while the wagon is moving around.
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Better than a bandwagon, my dad operates a sofa wagon. It's an old school hay wagon (circa 1950s) with huge old comfy furniture bolted to it that he pulls around with a classic Alice Chalmers narrow front farm tractor.
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I'm playing Pokemon Go in the middle lane of 390 as I try to cross 4 lanes of traffic at 65-75 MPH...
Wish me luck...
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
I'm playing Pokemon Go in the middle lane of 390 as I try to cross 4 lanes of traffic at 65-75 MPH...
Wish me luck...
</sarcasm>Wait, I thought that was just a mod for GTA V... !?
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@DustinB3403 said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
I'm playing Pokemon Go in the middle lane of 390 as I try to cross 4 lanes of traffic at 65-75 MPH...
Wish me luck...
</sarcasm>which pokemon though
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@wirestyle22 Not sure, still on lane 1 (cross the street not down the block) and there are a lot of cars all crashing around me.
Police seem kind of pissed...
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Pokemon Go just pushed the Google account "scope" issue patch.
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@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Pokemon Go just pushed the Google account "scope" issue patch.
good for them for responding so quickly
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@Nic said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
Pokemon Go just pushed the Google account "scope" issue patch.
good for them for responding so quickly
Yeah, they busted hum pon that one.
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The wife and I started playing The Wolf Among Us last night. So far, pretty awesome game.
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@scottalanmiller said in Gaming - What's everyone playing / hosting / looking to play:
The wife and I started playing The Wolf Among Us last night. So far, pretty awesome game.
I have that game on two different platforms. I have yet to play it, been really meaning to.
