Pokemon Go Has Access To All Your Emails, Is A Government Conspiracy To Steal Our Identities

(Source) Pokemon Go launched less than a week ago, and it’s already a phenomenally popular game. Unfortunately, you might have to think about deleting it.

One Pokemon Go user happened to notice a concerning security risk in the app. Adam Reeve, who previously worked at Goldman Sachs and Tumblr and is currently employed by security analytics company Red Owl, wrote about the threat in a blog post.

You have only two options to sign into the game–use log in information from pokemon.com, or sign in with your Google credentials. Because of the immense popularity of the game, the Pokemon website currently (at the time of writing) isn’t accepting new users. That means Google is your only choice.

Reeve noted that when some iOS users sign into Pokemon Go through Google, they’re giving Niantic, the developer that created the game, full access to their account–that includes Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, and other Google features. If Niantic chooses to do so, it has the ability to read your emails, send emails, and even view your search and navigation histories.

This is already the second security concern that Pokemon Go has faced in the six days it’s been available to iOS and Android users. Fortune reported that hackers have already attempted to spread malware through a compromised version of the game.

Pokemon Go was launched on Wednesday and quickly shot to the top of the App Store and Google Play. In just those few days it has already become bigger than Tinder and has added $7.5 billion to Nintendo’s nintendo market value.

So you’re telling me the app that came out of thin air, tracks your movements, and forces you to use your gmail account to log in is actually mining all your data and has access to all your personal information?!?! NO WAY!

I said this on Monday’s Pardon My Take and it stands even more today. PokemonGo is a government/Nintendo Big Brother plot to steal our identities. I’m not a conspiracy theory guy, I’m a connect the dots guy, and all you have to do is connect like 3 dots to figure this one out. They have your exact location and movement. Check. They have your google account, password, and access to all of your emails and documents. Check. It’s a weird foreign Asian entity that is either the CIA/NSA in disguise or our enemies walking in the front door and spying on us. Check. What more do you need people? Think about it. Dave Portnoy has never signed up for a google account because he didn’t want to get hacked up until yesterday. He’s in. They’re getting the people that don’t even understand how technology works to walk in the front door and hand over all their civil liberties.

So go right ahead. Play your Pokemon Go, I won’t even call you a nerd. I downloaded the game for a day, it wasn’t that bad, but then I came to and realized I was being watched 24/7/365. So have your fun, catch all the squirtles and charmanders you want, just don’t come running to me when the Government steals your identity and then uses that stolen identity to frame you for some high level international murder. I just warned you. You’ve been properly warned. Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean the government isn’t out to get us with this PokemonGo app. Think about it.

And stay woke