A class-action lawsuit against the creators of Pokemon Go has been dropped after the company took steps to deal with what the plaintiff said was an invasion of privacy. Calgary lawyer Clint Docken filed legal action against California-based Niantic Inc. in August 2016 on behalf of Barbra-Lyn Schaeffer from Torrington, Alta. Pokemon Go sends players into the real world to search for digital monsters known as Pokemon, which appear on screens when users hold up their smartphones. It appears as though the problem generally, in terms of the activity, went away as well," said Docken. "I think that's the example that they use in the MBA schools in terms of how to respond to a crisis.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2018 13:30 UTC