On July 12, Senator Al Franken sent a letter to the developer of "Pokémon Go" seeking answers on user privacy and security in its collection of users' personal data, particularly for younger players. The letter asks the company to confirm that it "never collected or stored any information it gained access to as a result of this mistake," identify which third parties the collected data is being shared with, and clarify how children (or their guardians) can meaningfully consent to this data collection.

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