Messaging app LINE has removed Chinese affiliate’s access to personal data, after infosec concerns led Japanese government officials to stop using the app. Information stored in South Korea will also be rehomed to Japan by September.
LINE CEO Takeshi Idezawa announced the change in a news conference yesterday and in a statement.
The instant communication app is massively popular in Japan with regional administrations relying on it for a variety of communications (until last week) and the government even recommending its use in the past as a COVID-era telemedicine tool.
Government officials began to rethink using the app following reports of foreign access to in-country equipment. Four engineers performing system maintenance in China had access to LINE’s Japa ..
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