Niantic files a lawsuit against cheaters

CriminalBizzyCriminalBizzy ✭✭✭✭

Found an article on Markets Insider that talks about a lawsuit filed by Niantic against a group called Global ++. A group that makes a cracked version of the game that helps promote cheating in Ingress and Pokemon.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/niantic-global-hacker-group-lawsuit-harry-potter2019-6-1028281749

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  • SonicgottSonicgott ✭✭✭✭

    I'm thrilled to hear this information. Cheating should not ever be tolerated.

  • TheKlutenTheKluten ✭✭✭

    I am surprised IITC with the script player tracker is not mentioned. Since iitc also calls their Intel changes tweaks.

  • GlenuendoGlenuendo ✭✭✭✭

    @TheKluten , looks like this is more location spoofers.

  • TheKlutenTheKluten ✭✭✭

    @Glenuendo Yes but any modification of app , loc or in this case a web site ( the intel one) should be equaly wrong ?

  • MoogModularMoogModular ✭✭✭✭✭

    From my understanding, IITC by default requests intel data from the server at the same interval that the stock intel does. You can tweak this but IITC warns this can cause issues with your account.

  • GlenuendoGlenuendo ✭✭✭✭

    @TheKluten , I don't necessarily disagree with that but it depends on the powers that be at Niantic as to where they draw the line.

  • CriminalBizzyCriminalBizzy ✭✭✭✭

    @TheKluten Global++ (from what I read, I could be wrong) were taking Niantic's intelectual property and making changes to the app. The source code for the apps that Niantic creates is not open source, so this is a violation of the licensing agreement that users agree to when using the app. IITC while technically against the game's TOS does not actually alter (to my knowledge, I admit that I have not investigated very much and am taking others word for this) Niantic's source code in any way.

  • CriminalBizzyCriminalBizzy ✭✭✭✭

    That was an interesting read @Glenuendo

  • GlenuendoGlenuendo ✭✭✭✭

    @BunnyPrime , if they continue to develop, it will have to be somewhere further underground. Maybe they continue, maybe they don't. I have heard arguments both ways.

  • GlenuendoGlenuendo ✭✭✭✭

    I wonder if the recent bans that have been coming out are due to this?

  • MoogModularMoogModular ✭✭✭✭✭

    Highly doubt it.

  • @CriminalBizzy @TheKluten what the [insert expletive here] people at Global ++ did was to modify the actual Ingress/PokemonGO APK (legally Niantic's intellectual property) by adding a joystick to it. That is why Niantic had cause to sue them. IITC is a totally different animal as its developer wrote code that gets information from the normal Intel map and just displays it differently than the normal map, as well as have the capacity to look at various metrics on the area scanned and plan operations using the draw tools. The developer for IITC has specifically acknowledged that this could be considered a violation of TOS, but that he will immdeiately shut the software down if Niantic asks him to. I believe that since he 1) is not selling the app 2) he has stated he will shut it down if Niantic asks and 3) most players consider it to be a helpful add-on to the game that Niantic has to spend a sum total of zero dollars developing and maintaining that Niantic will ignore IITC.

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