'Pokémon GO only accesses basic Google profile information (specifically, your User ID and email address) and no other Google account information is or has been accessed or collected,' the company says, adding that Google also confirmed no other information was collected. In a statement provided to Mashable, Niantic, the developer of Pokémon Go, said that the app 'erroneously requests full access permission for the user’s Google account,' but that no user information was compromised. How the gurus behind Google Earth created 'Pokémon Go'
