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The presence or absence of children, educational background, annual income... The advertising settings of LINE have sparked controversy, and we asked Yahoo LINE about their intentions.

The presence or absence of children, educational background, annual income... The advertising settings of LINE have sparked controversy, and we asked Yahoo LINE about their intentions.

It has become clear that sensitive information about users, such as whether they have children, their highest educational attainment, occupation, and annual income, is being used for ad targeting through the settings screen of the LINE app.

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子供こどもの有無うむや最終学歴さいしゅうがくれき、職業しょくぎょう、年収ねんしゅう......LINEアプリの設定せってい画面がめんで、ユーザーの機微きびな情報じょうほうが広告こうこくターゲティングに利用りようされていることが分わかり、物議ぶつぎをかもしている。

It has become clear that sensitive information about users, such as whether they have children, their highest educational attainment, occupation, and annual income, is being used for ad targeting through the settings screen of the LINE app.

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