Japan to probe Line after reports it let Chinese engineers access user data

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Japan to probe Line after reports it let Chinese engineers access user data
Japan's government said it would investigate messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank's Z Holdings Corp, after Japanese media reports that it let Chinese engineers at a Shanghai affiliate access Japanese users' data without informing them. Under Japanese privacy regulations, companies ...

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