Niantic,Inc, the Pokemon Go game’s developer, was requested to compare a list of s ex offenders provided by the state with its list of players. New York is also asking the company to remove locations, identified in the game as places where players can win special points, near offenders’ homes. “These actions will provide safeguards for the players of these augmented reality games and help take one more tool away from those seeking to do harm to our children,” Cuomo said. If a sex offender is caught playing the game in New York, it would be a violation of the terms of their parole and they could be returned to prison.The game attracted 21 million active U.S. users in less than two weeks of its launch. Niantic says users must comply with age res
