Line follows WhatsApp and iMessage with strong encryption for users

Japan’s largest messaging app will begin to encrypt location data and messages on a device level, preventing it from complying with law enforcement requests for disclosureJapanese messaging app Line has become the latest large platform to enable end-to-end encryption for its users, frustrating governments and other would-be eavesdroppers.The feature allows users of the Line apps on smartphones and desktops to send messages that are fully encrypted on a device level. Similar to the encrypti