Niantic ramps up bans once again by announcing it will clamp down on players using jailbroken or rooted devices. (Photo : Getty Images/Stephen Lam)
Niantic Labs has made another bold move by announcing that “Pokemon Go” players found using jailbroken or rooted devices will be banned. The move is said to be the company’s recourse to eliminate the use of bots and scraper from the augmented reality game.
Though the move seems understandable, there are some who feel that this move may not entirely address the cheating that goes on for “Pokemon Go”. One aspect is the fact that some computer programs can still do the trick on unrooted phones according to their official Facebook account.
Hence, all Niantic may have done is challenge “Pokemon Go” players to find other methods of cheating or hacks, including ways to do so using the upcoming “Pokemon Go Plus”. The accessory is something that should aid players through a wearable device, Gizmodo Australia reported.
But if the opinions raised over at Reddit is to be considered, hacking though “Pokemon Go Plus” could be a concern. This is the belief that Niantic may not be fully aware of what the wearable can do, obviously something more than a device to alert “Pokemon Go” players.
The reality of it all is that hackers will always find a way. Seeing the popularity of “Pokemon Go”, it goes without saying that devious minds will always find a loophole or something to work around the strict measures applied by Niantic or other game developing companies.
The move is somehow reminiscent of the efforts of Sony when they tried to pin down hackers for their PlayStation Portable. This eventually led to hackers finding a way to access the kernel access of the PlayStation Vita.
“Pokemon Go” players are likely to frown at Niantic’s efforts as the company continues its offensive against erring hackers. The augmented reality game came out back in July filled with flaws but Niantic has done the necessary enhancements through patches and improvements to cover those loopholes.
It will also be interesting to see if the new recourse will affect the number of active “Pokemon Go” players which suffered a big dip, according to Bloomberg.
The video below reminds “Pokemon Go” players of potential hour-long bans.
