Franken concerned about ‘Pokemon Go’ data mining

Published July 12, 2016 10:34pm ET



Sen. Al Franken expressed concerns Tuesday about the potential for privacy breaches due to information mined from “Pokemon Go” users.

The Minnesota Democrat sent a letter to the app’s developer, Niantic, requesting more information about “the extent to which Niantic may be unnecessarily collecting, using and sharing a wide range of users’ personal information without their appropriate consent.”

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