South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool ...

South Korea’s government says it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements.

South Korea will no longer be one of the few countries where Google Maps doesn’t work fully, after its security-conscious government approved the export of high-precision map data to overseas servers.

Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on that list. Google Maps has long been shunned ...

When Taiwanese traveler Eric Weng goes to South Korea, he resigns himself to toggling between three different map applications to navigate his way around. That’s because Google Maps, ubiquitous in ...

SEOUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) - South Korea delayed a decision on Friday on a request from Google for permission to export map data, following U.S. pressure to address what Washington regards as a non-tariff ...