Google, which has repeatedly requested the South Korean government to allow the export of high-precision maps, has announced its acceptance of the government’s demand to blur security facilities in ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...

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