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Does Pokémon GO sell your data?

Personal information is not sold or rented to third parties. User information can be transferred to a third party in the event of a merge, acquisition, or bankruptcy.
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Does Pokémon Go sell your information?

As you run around hunting and catching Pokémon, Niantic, the game developer behind Pokémon Go, collects information from your mobile device. Niantic can access your phone's exact locations and cameras, and collect data and share it with third parties, including law enforcement and potential buyers.
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Is Pokémon Go data safe?

Niantic collects information in order to operate the game and to optimize and improve our products and services. Niantic does not sell any adult's or child's user information to third parties. There's also no getting around the fact that Pokémon Go uses GPS to track your location.
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Does Pokémon Go take your data?

Depending on your device, location, and gameplay style, Pokémon Go uses anywhere from 0.003 GB of data to 0.025 GB per hour. That means you could probably get 40+ hours of game-play from a single gig of prepaid eSIM data.
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What does Pokémon Go do with my data?

Pokémon Go records a player's geospatial data: where you've been, how long you've been there, and at what speed you're traveling. All this information can be used for various commercial purposes, such as location-aware advertising.
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Will deleting Pokemon go delete data?

You can request deletion of your game account to completely and permanently remove all of its game data. Deletion requests can be initiated through the app or by submitting a request form. Be mindful that all verified deletion requests may take several weeks to process and are irreversible once completed.
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Does uninstalling Pokemon go delete data?

Uninstall and reinstall Pokémon GO

Delete the Pokémon GO app and reinstall the latest official version from the Google Play Store. Your game progress will not be lost by performing these steps, as all game progress is stored online.
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Does Pokémon Go track your phone?

Pokémon GO collects a range of personal and sensitive information including geolocation data, contact information, first and last name, email address, telephone number, and postal address, as well as content users share or upload, such as photos (including any metadata included in your photos and content).
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How much data is 1 pokemon?

It has a length of 64 bytes for Pokémon in the player's party (44 bytes for the Pokemon itself and 20 bytes for the OT's name and the Nickname) and 53 bytes for Pokémon in boxes (33 for the Pokemon itself and 20 for the OT's name and Nickname) on Bill's PC.
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How do you delete your data in Pokemon?

Complete these steps
  1. From the HOME Menu tap the System Settings icon, then Open.
  2. Tap Data Management.
  3. Tap Nintendo 3DS. ...
  4. Select the data you would like to delete, then select Delete.
  5. Tap Delete Software and Save Data or Create Save-Data Backup and Delete Software. ...
  6. Tap Delete again to confirm.
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Is Pokémon Go a security threat?

Let's be clear – Pokémon GO isn't a unique BYOD threat. Any app installed on a personal device used for work is a potential risk, and the more popular the app, the larger the target. Since Pokémon GO is now the most popular mobile game in U.S. history, this app is a HUGE target for hackers right now.
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Does Pokémon Go detect VPN?

Will Pokémon Go ban my account if I use a VPN? It shouldn't, as long as you connect to a VPN before changing your device's GPS location and starting the Pokémon Go app.
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Is Pokemon a safe site?

Player Privacy and Safety

We have taken steps to ensure that the Pokémon TCG Online experience is fun and safe for everyone. Inappropriate, foul, or mean-spirited language and behavior is not tolerated. The Pokémon Company International takes the privacy and safety of our players seriously.
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How much does Pokémon Go track you?

Like most GPS apps, Pokémon Go tracks all data related to your movement. Unlike apps such as Foursquare and Tinder, Pokémon Go may collect — among other things — your email address, IP address, the web page you were using before logging into Pokémon Go, your username and your location.
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How does Niantic sell data?

We share Anonymous Data with third parties for industry and market analysis. We may share Personal Data with our third-party publishing partners for their direct marketing purposes only if we have your express permission. We do not share Personal Data with any other third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
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Is it illegal to sell Pokémon Go Pokémon?

Selling accounts in the United States isn't illegal, but often violates the terms of service of game developers and marketplaces. It also annoys some gamers, who find the practice dishonorable. Users' typical punishment for doing so is usually a ban.
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How many Pokémon cards is 1kg?

One kilogram equals around 650 cards, and is worth 8 credits. However - we don't accept basic energy cards in kilo-credit cases (pictured below).
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How is Pokémon data stored?

All unencrypted values are stored in little-endian format. The game encrypts the data when it is stored into the save data. In-party Pokémon have additional values appended to them to hold calculated stats. The information below describes the boxed Pokémon data format.
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How many GB is Pokémon Pikachu?

As a result of this, we were able to learn a few new things about the game, including the file size. The game will require 4.1 GB of space.
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Can Pokémon Go detect cheating?

Alongside this, Niantic will use the same anti-cheat system for all of its games for faster and more efficient working. The most important thing this allows is spontaneous detection of cheaters and hacking, rather than rolling it out in 'waves' as they had done previously.
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Does your Pokémon follow you?

Interacting With Pokemon

As your Pokemon follows you, you can interact with it by pressing A while facing it.
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Does Pokémon Go track when the app is closed?

Adventure Sync is an optional mode that will allow you to record your kilometers traveled even when the Pokémon GO app isn't open. You'll be able to stay active and earn Buddy Candy or hatch Eggs without significantly impacting your device's battery life.
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What should I delete in Pokémon GO?

Until you hit level 20, common candidates for removal are: Revives as you should not be participating in Gym battles a lot, it's too expensive.
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We are also starting to conserve Revives:
  • Any Potions below Hyper Potion.
  • Poké Balls if you have abundance of Great and Ultra Balls.
  • Nanab Berries, as they remain useless.
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Will I lose my data if I delete a game?

When you delete a game, it usually leaves your saved game files and other game settings on the PS4 in case you later reinstall the game. If you're sure you don't want your game files, you can delete them as well.
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How do I recover deleted Pokémon data?

From Pokémon Scarlet or Violet's Main Menu, press and hold D-Pad Up + the X button + the B button. After a moment, the main menu will fade to black and display your most recently backed-up saved data. To restore your data, select Start from backup data.
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