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Japan's LINE Yahoo reports on progress in data-management separation from Naver

( October 1, 2024, 03:08 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The operator of the LINE messaging app and Yahoo Japan told the Japanese telecom and data-protection regulators that the company is making progress on separating data management from its Korean parent Naver, and on strengthening data security measures to prevent the data breaches. However, LY Corp said it would be difficult for Naver to sell its stake in the company in the short term. In the aftermath of leaks of data belonging to LINE users and LY staff last November, following a malware attack originating from Naver Cloud, the Japanese tech company has been beefing up its data management to stop relying on Naver's systems, under the guidance of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Personal Information Protection Commission.The statements, in Japanese, are attached....

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