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flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Pokemon GO

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

(I feel like ed, posting a PSA...which is not a bad thing...)

Whether Pokemon Go can sustain its popularity in the long term comes down to how aware users are of its privacy invasions and whether they deem it a worthwile trade-off for the game’s experience.

Many companies, including Facebook and Google, sell user data and hand it over to authorities when asked. But Pokémon Go’s constant location tracking and camera access required for gameplay, paired with its skyrocketing popularity, could provide data like no app before it.

flan

apple · Guru

Its an illusion that people even have privacy when using cell phones for anything!

My son loves the GO game, at least it gets people outside. :)

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

apple wrote:
Its an illusion that people even have privacy when using cell phones for anything!

My son loves the GO game, at least it gets people outside. :)

As long as he's not DRIVING... evileye

flan

apple · Guru

Oh heck no, he doesn't drive YET! ughhh....

Lexxy · My dog name is Sasha, too!

I am clueless.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

If you use Facebook, it has a location feature.

Use any navigation system, it tracks you.

Ever use your phone in another town to find a restaurant, event or just to say hi to a friend? It tracks you.

And there is a way NOT to give complete access.

You can set up an account on Pokemon play.

Or you can go into the account you have and adjust what is allowed.

It'll run just as well with both the alternate account and restricted access.

AND you don't have to pay for anything unless you want to.

It works better than ACA.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Not sure what ACA is.

I think the concern here is that Pokemon GO got CRAZY popular in an incredibly short period of time & many people jumped on the bandwagon without considering the ramifications.

flan

apple · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
I am clueless.

It is all the rage right now.

Don't worry, this too shall pass. biggrin

Ohfour · Hooker

flan327 wrote:
Not sure what ACA is.

I think the concern here is that Pokemon GO got CRAZY popular in an incredibly short period of time & many people jumped on the bandwagon without considering the ramifications.

flan

You don't know what the ACA is???? Lol!!!! Thats ripe!

Tangerine · Guru

Last week?! This only came out last week. That is crazy. My Facebook is absolutely filled with Pokemon stuff the last few days. The local PD's FB page issued a notice about playing while driving and stopping your car in the road to catch Pokemon.
This is incredibly popular.

I had no idea what everyone going on about. thanks for posting this article.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

The game of Pokemon has been around since the late 70s.

Tangerine · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
The game of Pokemon has been around since the late 70s.

I was a teenager in the 90's. I know what Pokemon is, I just didn't know it was still popular.

TrudyML · Guru

Lexxy wrote:
I am clueless.

Get a drink! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Tangerine wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
The game of Pokemon has been around since the late 70s.
I was a teenager in the 90's. I know what Pokemon is, I just didn't know it was still popular.

Oh. Ok.

It has certainly evolved, that's for sure.

My boys and I went out Sunday hunting.

Did a lot of back roads.

I drove, they navigated.

On the back roads, I could drive slowly and stop if needed to.

We went to a couple nature and historic places. The boys took off around the hiking trails to play.

Then we went downtown.

Our downtown is basically a ghost town on Sundays. There are only 3 stores open in town on Sunday.

People still walk around and window shop and get ice cream. There is a park and some historic markers.

It was fun to get down there and see whole families playing together.

There was a lot of interaction and plans made to meet up again.

It was fun.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Thanks, Lily Dearest.

I Googled.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Tangerine wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
The game of Pokemon has been around since the late 70s.
I was a teenager in the 90's. I know what Pokemon is, I just didn't know it was still popular.

It wasn't.

Until it was.

I just threw away a ton of Pokemon trading cards last month.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lily:

WHY do you take everything so personally?

YOU LIKE IT. FINE.

BUT I was simply reporting a news story...One that was on Good Morning America (I saw it at the dentist).

flan

Cheerios4606 · Guru

sorry... where was lily taking it personally?

Tinydancer · Guru

I didn't see it either.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

hubby did send me a link that indicated the privacy was not very good on it, but then I found a separate link that could counter the concern.

lifehacker.com/how-to-revoke-pokemon-go-s-extensive-permissions-to-you-1783466118

Mary Zombie · Guru

Lily was just describing what she did. She's on topic. I wouldn't have known what you all were talking about otherwise. Geesh.
Chill out and have some fruit or something

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Cheerios4606 wrote:
hubby did send me a link that indicated the privacy was not very good on it, but then I found a separate link that could counter the concern.

lifehacker.com/how-to-revoke-pokemon-go-s-extensive-permissions-to-you-1783466118

That's one option.

There are others.

Cheerios4606 · Guru

I think the thing to keep in mind is how we are in fact installing apps without really questioning what we are handing over to them. I was more concerned about learning how the flashlight app was a serious security breach than the pokemon security thing. In the end though, I DO still have pokemon installed. I have only bothered to get two pokemons tho. I really do need to get out more.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Cheerios4606 wrote:
I think the thing to keep in mind is how we are in fact installing apps without really questioning what we are handing over to them. I was more concerned about learning how the flashlight app was a serious security breach than the pokemon security thing. In the end though, I DO still have pokemon installed. I have only bothered to get two pokemons tho. I really do need to get out more.

No kidding.

When the app needs your location to work, you expect a certain level of invasion.

But the flashlight app? Why does that need access to anything?

Cheerios4606 · Guru

great question, but no one was asking why it wanted access to everything. You just assume it is just a flashlight and a harmless app, yet it isnt. weird eh?

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Yep.

So only two Pokemon, eh?

Which two?

Cheerios4606 · Guru

um.... how do I find out? lol!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Click the Poké ball icon in the center bottom of your screen, then select the icon a little to the left with a Pikachu on it that says "Pokémon"

- poster's son

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

That was Jesse.

Does that help?

Cheerios4606 · Guru

Found it! I found spearow in my back yard, and Squirtle at my infusion center while getting chemo yesterday. hahaa!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Cool!

Jesse was telling me some of the strange places people have found them.

One guy found a Ghastly in the Labour room his wife was in.

Jesse found a Pincer(?) Right beside Aaron's bed.

He also found something on his nightstand around 3 in the morning.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Mary Zombie wrote:
Lily was just describing what she did. She's on topic. I wouldn't have known what you all were talking about otherwise. Geesh.
Chill out and have some fruit or something

Well, I don't usually know what YOU'RE talking about, so we're even.

Do you mean you DON'T know what Pokemon GO is? Or how Lily has claimed that big bad flan habitually mocks her children?

Why would fruit help? If YOU want fruit, have at it.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Cheerios4606 wrote:
I think the thing to keep in mind is how we are in fact installing apps without really questioning what we are handing over to them. I was more concerned about learning how the flashlight app was a serious security breach than the pokemon security thing. In the end though, I DO still have pokemon installed. I have only bothered to get two pokemons tho. I really do need to get out more.

Which was EXACTLY what I posted in the OP.

Today I have been to the dentist, the grocery, the post office, the credit union AND Michael's. Why do I "need" Pokemon?

flan

Tinydancer · Guru

You don't and nobody said otherwise. I guess your time out from baiting lily is over or maybe LL just hasn't seen it yet. lily never said anything to make it about her. That was you flannie.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

The teens today live online. They really don't care if their personal info is out there or not. It doesn't faze them.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
The teens today live online. They really don't care if their personal info is out there or not. It doesn't faze them.

It isn't just teens playing this.

And I got my kids to adjust their settings.

But yeah, people from 7 to 80 are playing.

It's kinda cool.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

My kids are playing it too. It's just another fad game. They will play for awhile and it will be all the rage. Then something else will come along.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Tinydancer wrote:
You don't and nobody said otherwise. I guess your time out from baiting lily is over or maybe LL just hasn't seen it yet. lily never said anything to make it about her. That was you flannie.

I must have missed when you were made a MOD.

Discussing does not equal baiting. YOU know damn well what BAITING is.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
My kids are playing it too. It's just another fad game. They will play for awhile and it will be all the rage. Then something else will come along.

I hope so.

flan

apple · Guru

I think it is cool, I like that it gets them outside.
I was a bit surprised by how many adults, like middle aged people, are playing.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
The teens today live online. They really don't care if their personal info is out there or not. It doesn't faze them.

But the reason I posted is that parents are playing with their young children. I thought the possible misuse of personal info was worth noting.

flan

Tinydancer · Guru

Baiting is blaming liy for making this about her when she did no such thing. lily could post that the sky was blue in you'd get your panties in a wad because she dared to believe the sky was blue when you were sure it was gray.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

apple wrote:
I think it is cool, I like that it gets them outside.
I was a bit surprised by how many adults, like middle aged people, are playing.

See, I've heard conflicting accounts.

Yes, they go outside, but if they're only glued to their phone...

I guess, like anything, it is what you make it.

flan

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Tinydancer wrote:
Baiting is blaming liy for making this about her when she did no such thing. lily could post that the sky was blue in you'd get your panties in a wad because she dared to believe the sky was blue when you were sure it was gray.

I must have missed when you were made a MOD.

Discussing does not equal baiting. YOU know damn well what BAITING is.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:
My kids are playing it too. It's just another fad game. They will play for awhile and it will be all the rage. Then something else will come along.

People have been playing Pokemon since the 70s.

They've grown up with it.

This is just the latest evolution of the game.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

apple wrote:
I think it is cool, I like that it gets them outside.
I was a bit surprised by how many adults, like middle aged people, are playing.

Like I've said, they've grown up with it.

Tinydancer · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
Baiting is blaming liy for making this about her when she did no such thing. lily could post that the sky was blue in you'd get your panties in a wad because she dared to believe the sky was blue when you were sure it was gray.
I must have missed when you were made a MOD.
Discussing does not equal baiting. YOU know damn well what BAITING is.
flan

Point out where I said I was a Mod. I don't have to be a Mod to post my thoughts anymore than you do. You didn't discuss. You got mad that lily was making it about her when she did no such thing. YOU DID!

Tinydancer

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
apple wrote:
I think it is cool, I like that it gets them outside.
I was a bit surprised by how many adults, like middle aged people, are playing.
Like I've said, they've grown up with it.

My kids grew up with it, but I didn't. I knew most of the characters when they collected the cards, though.

flan

apple · Guru

flan327 wrote:
apple wrote:
I think it is cool, I like that it gets them outside.
I was a bit surprised by how many adults, like middle aged people, are playing.
See, I've heard conflicting accounts.
Yes, they go outside, but if they're only glued to their phone...
I guess, like anything, it is what you make it.
flan

That is pretty much the norm. biggrin