Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data

Re:Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data by viceroyalbean on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:21PM (#26498829)

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.

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Re:Line app allowed Chinese firm to access personal user data by wodenokoto on Friday March 19, 2021 @03:31AM (#26510818)

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)

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