Mashable:
Pokémon Go players won’t have to worry about sketchy app permissions for much longer.
The developer of the game has acknowledged that it “erroneously” requested full access permission to users’ Google accounts on iOS and says Google is working with them on a fix for the issue.
After these concerns were expressed yesterday, Google is taking this step – one they shouldn’t have had to because the app should never have been allowed to have so much access to a player’s Google information. Google seems to again and again make these kinds of “mistakes” – trying to grab as much data from and about us as they can and only dialing it back once they get called on it.
“After these concerns were expressed yesterday, Google is taking this step – one they shouldn’t have had to because the app should never have been allowed to have so much access to a player’s Google information. Google seems to again and again make these kinds of “mistakes” – trying to grab as much data from and about us as they can and only dialing it back once they get called on it.”
Why? If the customer wants someone to give full permission to an app, they should be able to. I can think of perfectly legitimate reasons why an app would receive full permissions. For example, a mail app like Inbox or Outlook pretty much requires full permission to work properly.
Typical Google sleaze.
No thanks.
I agree, we should be able to give full access if we want, but a big part of this issue is that the app doesn’t tell you what permissions it’s asking for. It somehow suppresses that screen in the authorization flow. The only way to know what permissions you’ve given it is to log into Google and check it there. You’re never given the option to see what it’s asking for and then approve or deny access.
Additionally, even mail apps like Outlook will request the individual permissions they need. Pokemon Go literally asks for EVERYTHING. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they’re just lazy programmers.
Google didn’t make the game.
Agree, the permission requesting on iOS for Google access needs to be much better.
How is this Google “to grab as much data from and about us as they can and only dialing it back once they get called on it”?
The app requests access to your Google data, which Google already has access to.
As someone who is paranoia inclined as soon as I saw Google’s name involved in the app I did not install it on any primary phone; put it on test phone with GPS spoofed but stupidly used my “real” gmail account.. can’t / don’t believe their excuses.
Yep- they needed to ASK permission. Not take.
Technically maybe technically it’s their corp.
Niantic has pushed an update for iOS which has it’s own problem. I think their automated testing could use a little work.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/12/12167848/pokemon-go-update-ios-1-01-breaks-game
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