Forwarded Pokemon FUD

Saw the following circulating on Whatsapp. I guess there are some with some paranoid fear but without full knowledge of facts. Partial knowledge can lead to unfounded hysteria and it benefits some groups.

In the brackets, I added other mobile apps that have similar effects.

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Privacy Concerns of POKEMON GO That Will Make You Rethink Playing This Game
Posted on Jul 29, 2016

This game broke the Internet and it's the biggest hit game since the 1990s. But, what is it all about?

1. As You Already Probably Know It, the Point of This Game Is to Go Around and Catch Pokemons

2. Unfortunately, Things Are Not That Simple

3. In Order to Download This Game You Have to Share Your Personal Information with Nintendo and Niantic [same goes to Gmail, Google, Whatsapp, Periscope, Twitter]

4. This Basically Means These Companies Are Accumulating Your Personal Info [same goes to Gmail, Google, Whatsapp, Periscope, Twitter]

5. With This, They Are Able to Track Down Your Location [same goes to Gmail, Google, Whatsapp, Periscope, Twitter]

6. This App Is Directly Connected to Your Google Account [Only if you allow google. same goes to Gmail, Google, Twitter]

7. Millions of People Are Using This App as We Speak [same goes to Gmail, Google, Whatsapp, Periscope, Twitter]

8. And They All Accepted the Download Terms, Without Knowing That They Can Be Easily Monitored Due to the GPS-Based Nature of the Game. [same goes to Gmail, Google, Whatsapp, Periscope, Twitter and all apps that have upload facility]

9. But That's Not the Worst Part!

10. Everyone Who Signs up for This Game Using Their Google Account, Gives Nintendo Full Access to It [false, only access that is published at start of the game]

11. That Means They Can Manipulate Your Documents, Emails and Photos, and They Can Even See Your Browsing History [same goes to Gmail, Google, Whatsapp, Periscope, Twitter]

12. Who Would Have Thought That This Cute Game Could Bring so Many Security Risks? [Only apps that have no internet access have less security risk]

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Conclusion, these statements are generalisation statements that applies to any online apps. If anyone is even keen to do something, they should throw away all mobile devices and not use the internet. Even if its for google, bing or yahoo.

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