As a result, the can, according to Google, “see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account” (though it can’t change your password, delete your account, or pay with Google Wallet on your behalf). But here’s the problem: unlike other apps and websites that only grab permissions for a few things, blogger Adam Reeve pointed out that Pokémon GO is given full access to your Google account–and it takes it without even asking you. That shouldn’t be a big deal, right? Tons of websites allow you to use your Google account for credentials instead of creating a separate login. Almost everyone is opting to use their Google account because the Pokémon account system is getting slammed with too much traffic. The game allows you to create either a Pokémon account (a third party account designed expressly for Pokémon GO and other Pokémon stuff) or to use your Google account. So what’s the problem? The game plays it pretty fast and loose with the security of your Google account. In the first few days since it was released, it has been downloaded millions upon millions of times, skyrocketed up the mobile app charts, and given investors such a confidence boost in Nintendo that Nintendo stock surged 7.5 billion dollars and the company saw the biggest single day surge in stock value that it’s seen since 1983. It’s free-to-play mobile game, developed by Niantic on Nintendo’s behalf, and is available for both iOS and Android. (But don’t worry, there’s a way to keep playing.) You should revoke its access to your account now. To say the app’s use of your Google Account is wildly insecure would also be a vast understatement. To say Pokémon GO is wildly popular would be a vast understatement.

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