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bsmall2> Line may share your personal information with third-party partners for a variety of reasons, including to provide you with targeted advertising.
> While Line claims to carefully vet its partners, there’s always a risk that your data could be mishandled or misused by these third parties.
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> The company also collects data about your usage of the app, including your contacts, messages, and calls.
> While Line claims to use this data to improve its services and provide you with #TargetedAdvertising...
https://businesscomputingworld.co.uk/is-line-app-safe/
#LineApp #SNSPrivacy
bs2> Line originally started life as a response to the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami so people could communicate during the disaster. Since then, it’s become Japan’s largest social network...
> You can also allow the Line app to auto-add your friends using your existing contacts and choose whether you want to allow other users to add you.
Line, not much in English about it. But it's the proprietary app in Asia that most needs Freedom Rivals (alternatives)? It's good that I'm finally getting acquainted with [matrix] and Element etc. Maybe it's good to keep Public Posting Shares and Private Message shares separate!? Could avoid social and technical problems?
> Line is the most popular messaging application in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_(software)
#LineSoftware #LineApp #FreedomAlternativesNeeded #PrivateMessaging
David B. HimselfLine is such a shitty app. Even trying to install it and create an account is an ad-ridden shitty experience. Why Japanese people are obsessed with it is beyond me.
(And how come my name is already taken as a username? Is it this Bollywood movie again?)
I'm only installing it because my daughter will get a smartphone soon and this is very likely the first app she'll install so I need to understand it and its pitfalls before she does.
But gosh does it suck.
It's another proof that popularity doesn't mean quality. I'm even tempted to say that these days, it's rarely the case.
#Japan #apps #Line #LineApp
(And how come my name is already taken as a username? Is it this Bollywood movie again?)
I'm only installing it because my daughter will get a smartphone soon and this is very likely the first app she'll install so I need to understand it and its pitfalls before she does.
But gosh does it suck.
It's another proof that popularity doesn't mean quality. I'm even tempted to say that these days, it's rarely the case.
#Japan #apps #Line #LineApp
FreemindThe incident unfolded when a computer belonging to an employee of a subsidiary branch was infected with a virus on October 9.
#Cybersecurity #LineApp #SecurityBreach #LYCorporation #Cyberattack
540,000 Records Compromised in Data Breach at Prominent Japanese Courier Firm Line
LY Corporation, the parent company overseeing the Line Messenger application, has disclosed a security breach resulting in unauthorized access to its systems, leading to the leakage of hundreds of …
Aldi80s 🇯🇵 アルディWTF…
I hated LINE because of their fucking ridiculous safety protocols that made me lose my accounts because I could not recover the passwords. And now they got that stupid mess? What the fuck happens there? LINE you really sucks ! #Japan #LINEapp
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231127/p2g/00m/0bu/026000c
I hated LINE because of their fucking ridiculous safety protocols that made me lose my accounts because I could not recover the passwords. And now they got that stupid mess? What the fuck happens there? LINE you really sucks ! #Japan #LINEapp
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231127/p2g/00m/0bu/026000c
Aldi80s 🇯🇵 アルディWTF...
I hated LINE because of their fucking ridiculous safety protocols that made me lose my accounts because I could not recover the passwords. And now they got that stupid mess? What the fuck happens there?
LINE you really sucks ! #Japan #LINEapp
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231127/p2g/00m/0bu/026000c
I hated LINE because of their fucking ridiculous safety protocols that made me lose my accounts because I could not recover the passwords. And now they got that stupid mess? What the fuck happens there?
LINE you really sucks ! #Japan #LINEapp
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20231127/p2g/00m/0bu/026000c
ITSEC NewsWolfRAT Android Malware Targets WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger - Researchers link the malware to Wolf Research operators with "high confidence" after it was spotte... more: https://threatpost.com/wolfrat-android-malware-whatsapp-facebook-messenger/155809/ #facebookmessenger #mobilesecurity #mobilemalware #wolfresearch #espionage #mobileapp #facebook #whatsapp #malware #android #lineapp #spyware #wolfrat