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According to the other story on the front page earlier today about this, the messages are encrypted but the firm had access to user information - name, email ph

According to the other story on the front page earlier today about this, the messages are encrypted but the firm had access to user information - name, email phone number. That kind of stuff. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26488445 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26488445 On a different note: Has KakaoTalk gone out of fashion in korea? I thought line was mostly Japan and Taiwan and korea was KakaoTalk, China WeChat and everywhere else WhatsApp. But I have noticed line appearing in some never kdramas.

terrorOf 6y ago
Japanese indeed are very (or overly) cautious anything related to their personal information. They'd react overly especially when it comes to anything related to South Korea for certain obvious reasons. Their media depicts anything about Korea very bad (or the worst thing ever). So nothing to see here, move along.
Legogris 6y ago
It's a couple of years since I spent extended time there, but if there's anything I know it's that Koreans move fast, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm slightly off there. It's absolutely the case in Japan, though. LINE is bigger than WhatsApp in Taiwan and I think Thailand, though.
- philliphaydon 6y ago
  I’ve never met anyone in Thailand or Taiwan who don’t use LINE. It’s also my primary messaging app. What’s App is only used for business stuff in Singapore.
viceroyalbean 6y ago
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.
- Agentlien 6y ago
  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.
  - terrorOf 6y ago
    That isn't popular in South Korea. It is pretty much that there are people who don't use Line but there is no one who doesn't use KakaoTalk.
  - viceroyalbean 6y ago
    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.
    - wodenokoto 6y ago
      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)

terrorOf 6y ago

Japanese indeed are very (or overly) cautious anything related to their personal information. They'd react overly especially when it comes to anything related to South Korea for certain obvious reasons. Their media depicts anything about Korea very bad (or the worst thing ever). So nothing to see here, move along.

Legogris 6y ago

It's a couple of years since I spent extended time there, but if there's anything I know it's that Koreans move fast, so I wouldn't be surprised if I'm slightly off there. It's absolutely the case in Japan, though. LINE is bigger than WhatsApp in Taiwan and I think Thailand, though.

philliphaydon 6y ago
I’ve never met anyone in Thailand or Taiwan who don’t use LINE. It’s also my primary messaging app. What’s App is only used for business stuff in Singapore.

viceroyalbean 6y ago

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.

Agentlien 6y ago
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.
- terrorOf 6y ago
  That isn't popular in South Korea. It is pretty much that there are people who don't use Line but there is no one who doesn't use KakaoTalk.
- viceroyalbean 6y ago
  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.
  - wodenokoto 6y ago
    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)