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first published week of: 11/21/2016
South Korea has rejected Google's request to use local mapping data in the company's global maps service.
South Korea has rejected Google's request to use local mapping data in the company's global maps service.
The land ministry said Friday concerns about national security outweighed benefits from exporting the country's mapping data to Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc.
South Korean laws bar exporting local mapping data including locations of military facilities to foreign companies that do not operate domestic data servers. Google handles its maps service at data centers outside South Korea and the restrictions have left Google Maps unable to offer driving or walking directions in the country. continued…