"If You Don't Like It, Quit" Anonymous Community TeamBlind Office 'Empty'

TeamBlind: Discrepancy Between Registered Address and Actual Address

LH Headquarters Raided.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The police have conducted a search and seizure at the headquarters of Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) to find the LH employee who posted mocking comments such as "If you don't like it, quit your job" in response to criticism over land speculation allegations.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Agency on the 18th, the Gyeongnam Police Cyber Investigation Division conducted a search and seizure at the LH headquarters in Jinju starting from 3:30 p.m. on the 17th.

Initially, the operator of the anonymous workplace community app "Blind," called "TeamBlind," where the mocking post was made, was also scheduled for a search and seizure. However, the office registered in the corporate registry in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, was found to be completely empty.

The police later confirmed the actual TeamBlind office used in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, but it was after 6 p.m., and all employees had already left. The TeamBlind Korea office was located about 2 km away from the place the police initially visited.

The police plan to apply again for a search warrant for this office to determine whether there is any meaningful material necessary for the investigation.

Additionally, they sent an email with a warrant attached to the TeamBlind headquarters in California, USA, requesting cooperation.

A total of 10 officers, five each from the Cyber Investigation Division, were mobilized for the search and seizure on that day. Specific items seized have not been disclosed.

On the 9th, a post titled "Internally, no one even cares" was uploaded on the Blind app amid controversy over speculation by LH employees.

The author posted comments such as "Anyway, after a month or two, people will forget," and "I will keep speculating under a borrowed name and enjoy my job until retirement," which sparked public outrage.

Since joining Blind requires verification through the company's email account, the author was strongly suspected to be an LH employee.

LH filed a complaint with the police against the author for defamation, insult, and obstruction of business.

According to the operator of Blind, due to the anonymous nature of the app, personal information that could identify the author, including IP addresses, is not stored internally in the system, so there is limited information to provide to the police.

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