Senate Dem vows Pokemon privacy investigation

Published September 1, 2016 6:59pm ET



A Democratic senator said he intends to continue investigating privacy issues surrounding Pokemon Go, the smartphone game that seized control of Google accounts held by users and siphoned their personal data.

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said he would investigate further after he received an incomplete response from the game’s developer, Niantic, about questions he had raised.

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