‘Pokemon Go’ 0.31.0 update released for Android
Pokemon Go is the latest gaming phenomenon to take the world by storm. “The presence of Pokemon Go players in our facilities compromises physical safety, patient privacy, computer security, and personal safety”. There have been more than 15 million installs on Apple and Android devices so far this month, according to App intelligence provider Sensor Tower.
So remember the other day we mentioned that during an interview, the CEO of Niantic Labs (creators of Pokemon GO) John Hanke said that they might be looking to stop third-party tracking apps? Apps like PokeVision are great for Pokemon Go players frustrated with the infamous “three step bug” that prevents players from tracking Pokemon properly. The company released on Sunday an update to the Pokemon Go app on Android and iOS.
Pokemon Go is very different to this as players must travel to capture Pokemon so that they can be trained for battle.
So, why are people wandering into hospitals to play a game anyway? The official website makes no note of any of the changes which have been applied – from what we can find at least; however, the official Pokemon Go Twitter account at least acknowledged the balances applied to Vaporeon.
On the one hand Niantic is not able to deliver the tools and features to effectively play the game, but the also go after the 3rd parties that do.
AHN officials asked all employees to be alert for extra foot traffic and loitering in lobbies or common areas. “People are riding around annoying to take data out of our scheme and that’s in contradiction of our terms of service”.
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The app chooses a list of places to serve as gyms or pokestops, without the knowledge of the business owners.
“We’ve not seen an impact yet but are watching the situation closely”, said spokeswoman Wendy Zellner.
Allegheny Health Network includes Allegheny General Hospital, West Penn Hospital, Forbes Hospital, Allegheny Valley Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Canonsburg Hospital and Saint Vincent Hospital in Erie.