Niantic poised to settle Pokémon Go trespassing complaints
Agreement would let homeowners block in-game attractions near their homes.
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Series: Pokémon Go
Niantic rolls out suggestion system for new Pokémon Go locations
Historic points of interest are good nominees, porno stores are not.
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Niantic pays $1.6 million settlement over failed Pokemon Go event
Attendees can get reimbursed for incurred travel expenses.
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Study: Pokémon Go led to increase in traffic deaths, accidents
Detailed look at accident reports shows 26.5% relative increase near Pokéstops.
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Pokémon Go will get monster trading, one-on-one battles
Long-promised features are still coming to fix the “local spawn issue”
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A year in, millions still play Pokémon Go (and will likely attend its festival)
Punctuating a wild 12 months, Niantic releases a big gym overhaul patch.
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Pokémon Go update blocks jailbroken devices; workaround already found
Adds Pokémon Go Plus and Buddy Pokémon support along with numerous bug fixes.
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Someone is porting Pokémon Go to the Dreamcast VMU
Also, did you know there’s a Dreamcast VMU homebrew scene?
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How long can we expect the Pokémon Go craze to last?
Data suggests game could retain tens of millions of players for a long while.
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How hackers broke Pokémon Go’s anti-cheat technology in four days
Decrypted authentication hash again opens up unauthorized apps.
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The tireless, automated bots that want to play Pokémon Go for you
GPS-spoofing programs open up a big cheating problem for developer Niantic.
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London restaurant drops Pokémon Go lures, revenues go up 26%
Covent Garden eatery has a dedicated employee who spends £100 per day on lures.
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Pokémon Go is “new level of invasion,” says stony-faced Oliver Stone
Snowden director: “This data-mining game is what they call totalitarianism.”
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How hackers are revealing the hidden Pokemon Go monsters all around you
Deciphered server data provides precise locations in a handy Google Map.
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How Pokémon Go starts punishing its high-level players
Late-game changes seem designed to pressure players to pay.
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Fake Pokémon Go app on Google Play infects phones with screenlocker
“Pokemon Go Ultimate” requires battery removal or Device Manager to be uninstalled.
Dan Goodin
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T-Mobile’s Pokémon Go freebie data bad for net neutrality, cry activists
Gotta zero-rate ’em all if you want to preserve the open Internet.
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Sex offender arrested, accused of playing Pokémon Go with kids
Probation agent saw offender playing game with kids outside agency’s office.
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Sen. Franken asks Pokémon Go creator: Why all the privacy problems?
What’s being shared and with whom? And why not an “opt-in” system?
Joe Mullin
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Pokémon Go is so yesterday as cell phone gambling hits the Vegas strip
Gamblers compete against other MGM resort gamers in bingo, slots, and video poker.
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Twitch Plays Pokemon Go combines two unavoidable gaming trends
Vote with the IRC crowd to catch ’em all.
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You can cheat and play Pokémon Go on PC
Android emulators and GPS spoofing work, but expect to be banned for your efforts.
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Some public places want more Pokémon Go—but the Holocaust Museum does not [Updated]
Follows anecdotal police, medical reports of people using the app to their detriment.
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Cops warn Pokémon Go players: Please don’t trespass to catch ‘em all
“Please use caution as I do not believe the game was intended to be used while driving.”
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iOS version of Pokémon Go is a possible privacy trainwreck [Updated]
No user data has been accessed, and Google and Niantic are working on fixes.
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Throwing cold water on some of Pokémon Go’s hottest takes
We’ll tell you what to think about the latest mobile gaming phenomenon.
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Armed muggers use Pokémon Go to find victims
Police warn that muggers can “add a beacon to a Pokéstop to lure more players.”
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Gamer finds dead body while testing Pokémon Go’s GPS features
App requiring users to walk to physical locations leads to disturbing discovery.
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Pokémon Go is out now on Android and iOS
Currently only in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, but there’s an Android workaround.
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