Last year, music service Spotify got into trouble with an overreaching data policy that wanted to access users’ photos, contact lists, and media files. Already, stories are circulating of criminals targeting Pokémon players for robberies, and a man who claims he was dumped after his girlfriend discovered he was cheating by looking at his game history - and these are just people exploiting the nature of the game, not hacking anyone’s data. It uses a Google map and your real-world GPS location to direct you to Pokémon you can catch. The incident occurred at the height of the Pokémon Go craze that erupted in the months following the game’s launch in the summer of 2016.Pokémon Go, for example uses your phone’s location, your IP address, and the webpage you most recently visited before playing, all connected with your real name and account information, according to the game’s privacy policy. In their appeal, Lozano and Mitchell argued that the LAPD had violated their privacy by listening to their private conversations, but the judge rejected the claim. The court documents go on to reveal how Lozano said he’d “buried it and ultra-balled” the Togetic before announcing, “Got him.” Mitchell reportedly caught the Snorlax, exclaiming, “got ‘em” as he did so, after which the pair turned their attention to the Togetic. On their way to the Snorlax location, Officer Mitchell alerted Officer Lozano that ‘a Togetic just popped up,’ noting it was ‘on Crenshaw, just South of 50th.’” “Mitchell suggested a different route, then told Lozano, ‘We got four minutes.’ For approximately the next 20 minutes, the DICVS captured discussing Pokémon Go as they drove to different locations where the virtual creatures apparently appeared on their mobile phones. Shortly after receiving the call for backup, “Officer Mitchell alerted Lozano that Snorlax ‘just popped up’ at 46th and Leimert,” the court documents said, with the policemen then discussing the best way to get to it. He discovered that the men had not only heard the call but seemed more interested in playing Pokémon Go than doing their job. Skeptical of the explanation, a senior officer checked the vehicle’s DICVS (digital in-car video system).
Quizzed later about why they hadn’t gone to assist, the officers said they couldn’t hear their radio because they’d been parked in a noisy area.
Instead of responding, the pair drove off to another location. Lozano and Mitchell were sitting in their patrol car when a call came through for backup at a robbery taking place at nearby Crenshaw Mall, according to court documents. Pokemon Go developer introduces AR pet game Peridot
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