Germany:
Federation Of German Consumer Organizations Warns Pokémon Go Developer
30 September 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
and
Nicole Perry
Jones Day
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On July 20, the Federation of German Consumer Organizations
(Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband) issued a press release (source document in German)
regarding privacy concerns relating to 15 provisions in the terms
of use and the privacy policy of the Pokémon Go app. The
press release and letter to the app developer addressed concerns
regarding liability and warranty disclaimers and the discretionary
disclosure of personal data of users to third parties.
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