South Korea's government has reversed a nearly 20-year policy and conditionally allowed Google to export high-precision map data abroad, a move that could shift the competitive landscape for domestic ...

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South Korea on Friday allowed Google to transfer government-supplied high-precision map data to the company’s overseas facilities, according to Seoul-based Yonhap News. The Ministry of Land, ...

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South Korea’s government on Friday said it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements, responding to years of frustration ...

South Korea on Friday approved Google's request to export detailed map data overseas, resolving one of the longest-running digital trade disputes between Seoul and Washington. Korea's interagency ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's government on Friday said it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements, ...

South Korea will soon no longer ‌be one of the few countries where Google Maps doesn’t work properly, after its security-conscious government reversed a two-decade stance to approve ⁠the export of ...

The government decided to conditionally allow the overseas export of the "high-precision map" requested by Google. It is the first time a 1-to-5,000 scale map has been provided to overseas ...

Korea’s high-precision mapping data will be allowed to be transferred overseas for the first time, after the government decided to grant conditional approval to Google’s long-standing request. The ...