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Old 07-11-2016, 09:40 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by Diemenz View Post
The fact that they have full rights to your google account including files, password reminder emails etc is no es bueno for me. I have the game installed but instantly revoked access and haven't opened it since. I will try it again when that issue is resolved, no telling how much money they can make selling your email contact list etc.
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We recently discovered that the Pokémon GO account creation process on iOS erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account. However, Pokémon GO only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected. Once we became aware of this error, we began working on a client-side fix to request permission for only basic Google profile information, in line with the data that we actually access. Google has verified that no other information has been received or accessed by Pokémon GO or Niantic. Google will soon reduce Pokémon GO’s permission to only the basic profile data that Pokémon GO needs, and users do not need to take any actions themselves.

http://www.destructoid.com/if-you-re...t-374413.phtml
Figured it was just an oversight. If you want to be safe, wait for the update then you can continue on your Pokemon Master Quest.
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