Kakao, which runs mobile messenger “Kakao Talk,” said on Wednesday that its PC version does not gather MAC addresses, a type of hardware identification for computers.
Rumors had spread among users that the company’s forthcoming PC version of Kakao Talk will collect sensitive information from users without prior consent.
“Kakao does not collect MAC addresses,” a Kakao official told The Korea Herald. “We allow users to authenticate as many as five different PCs and the method is based on LAN cards and other hardware sources.”
Jin Eun-soo, Intern reporter
(
janna924@heraldcorp.com)
