Messaging app Telegram launches Korean version to cash in on privacy fears

By Sohee Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Privately owned German messaging app Telegram released a Korean-language version on Tuesday to capitalize on a surge in demand from users wary of local apps such as KakaoTalk after the government said it would boost cyber surveillance. Telegram, which advertises its app with the tagline "taking back our right to privacy", does not have any servers in South Korea, where prosecutors last month launched an cyber monitoring campaign after complaints by President Park Geun-hye. ...



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