LONDON, JULY 30: Days after a group of students was robbed of their smartphones at knife-point in Manchester while playing Pokemon Go, three more teenagers had to face the same fate in London, the media reported on Saturday.
The teenagers were playing the game in Whittington Park in Holloway on Tuesday when apparently armed robbers stole their smartphones at gunpoint, prompting police to warn of the dangers of roaming the streets with expensive mobile phones on show, The Guardian reported.
The victims, aged 15, 16 and 18, were approached by three other teenagers while they were playing the popular augmented reality game.
“One of the alleged robbers, believed to be a 16 to 17-year-old, pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the victims while an accomplice demanded they hand over their devices. The victims handed over their smartphones and left the scene shocked but unscathed,” the police said.
Safety agencies all over the world have been warning the players of probable safety concerns — both physically and mobile threats — since the time the game broke all records.
According to security software company Trend Micro, Pokemon Go poses a great data security threat to users as the app gets “full access” to their Google account, allowing the gaming company to read all emails.
“Other risks this game exposes are physical risks to actual life and limb,” the report said.
