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jonny_eh on July 11, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pokemon Go is a huge security risk

If an app does this, won't Google revoke their API key?

ceejayoz on July 11, 2016 [–]

They have to detect it. The app could quietly collect credentials for months/years, and revoking the API key won't change those passwords.

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