Japan messenger app Line let engineers in China access user data without consent -media Toggle share menu Advertisement Japan messenger app Line let engineers in China access user data without consent -media Japanese messaging app Line, owned by SoftBank Corp's Z Holdings Corp, allowed Chinese engineers at a Shanghai affiliate to access data on Japanese users without gaining their consent, Japanese media reported on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of free messaging app Line is pictured on a smartphone and the company's stuffed toy in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 23, 2014. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Illustration 17 Mar 2021 10:05AM Share this content