Re:Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data
by viceroyalbean on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @11:14AM
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LINE has never had any significant market share in Korea, it's 100% Kakaotalk. LINE does have a large amount of development going on in Korea, however.
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Re:Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data
by Agentlien on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @02:17PM
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That's interesting. I recently noticed LINE showing up in a number of Korean shows on Netflix and I wondered how popular it was over there.
Re:Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data
by viceroyalbean on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:21PM
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I wonder if it's actually an indication of how unknown it is. Korean media is usually very precise with showing brands - if you can see a logo it's almost definitely product placement. Using a relatively unknown app allows them to avoid showing something recognizable.
This is just an idea though, I have no real basis for the claim. I have noticed the same thing, though.
Re:Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data
by wodenokoto on Friday March 19, 2021 @03:31AM
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They prominently displayed the line characters, Brown and Cony in a message chat between the two main characters in 2015s "Hyde Jekyll Me" on Netflix.
I doubt you'd do that as a mean to show a generic chat. I think that is more of an attempt to make inroads in Korea (or perhaps pandering to viewers outside Korea)