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Pokémon Go has become a sensation among video game players and now it has also arrived in the UK. Britons are going gaga over it, but a section of people is also concerned about the security issues it has been known to cause.
According to The Telegraph, the game has been in the eye of the storm for creating nuisance as people have been robbed and their houses trespassed by strangers. The threat of child abuse cannot be ruled out either and, therefore, many feel that some regulations should be put in place to curb the threats. But it is too early to say if this will happen.
Legal experts say that if strangers appear in people's houses and gardens, it certainly comes under the category of a serious issue and the resident can call police on the grounds of trespassing. Even if a person is standing in the driveway, the resident has the right to claim harassment, if he feels intimidated. But holding the game responsible for the crime is legally doubtful despite common sense favoring it, according to Fortune.
They say that the game must be having a set of terms and conditions that bar players from breaking laws but no one reads them. And hence, one can expect a rise in complaints of trespassing, but police action is not totally guaranteed and it depends on the discretion of the officer.
As far as the safety of people and children is concerned, there is not much that the law can do, but it would be prudent on Nintendo's part to caution players and encourage them to maintain their true online identity. Also, people should apply the same online safety measures that they do on any other social media platform.
Talking about the phenomenon of people paying companies to play on their behalf to boost rankings, they say it is completely a violation of the game's terms and conditions and Nintendo can take action against the offenders.
But the most pressing issue, which overshadows all others, is privacy as the GPS tracking system gives away information about the player's location.
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