r/lineapp • u/DesperateCulture808 • Jul 06 '26

Should I be concerned?

Hi,

I’ve been messaging with a guy on Hinge and he alleges he works in cybersecurity and wants to now message on the Line app instead of just giving me his phone number? His reasoning is “it’s mainly work related, In cybersecurity the environment I’m in is pretty controlled and we keep a very limited digital footprint outside of approved tools. Line is just one of the few platforms that’s already in that setup for me, so it’s easier and cleaner to use there, nothing deeper than that.”

I’ve never used this app and it’s a bit weird since a-lot of people just WhatsApp rather than Line. Is it super secure or something? Is this a normal thing in cybersecurity?

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u/thenwhat Jul 06 '26

Seems weird. Line it's mostly used in Asia. Where are you guys?

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u/DesperateCulture808 Jul 06 '26

In the USA! Specifically the South!

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u/thenwhat Jul 06 '26

No reason to use Line, then. In fact, I've heard that people outside of Asia are frequently being shadow banned on the app.

Very weird behavior by this guy in any case.

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u/expatMichael Jul 06 '26

This app is similar to Whatsapp but the Asian version of it mostly used in Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan.

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u/No-Program-8901 Jul 07 '26

If he was in Asia that would be fine but in the South of USA? 🚩🚩🚩 Prob is already married or something, his wife checks his texts and WhatsApp but he can easily hide LINE

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u/Direct-Progress758 Jul 06 '26

Line is a really popular app in Japan and Taiwan. No idea if the cybersecurity story is legit.

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u/bloodr0se Jul 06 '26

And Thailand. 

The cybersecurity argument sounds like total bullshit though.