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Google submitted revised map data to South Korea, seeking approval for high-precision data transfer amid security concerns.
Google has submitted revised documents to South Korea’s transport ministry by February 5, addressing security concerns over transferring high-precision 1:5,000-scale map data overseas.
The update includes measures to mask sensitive facilities and limit precise coordinates, along with technical data processing details, but does not include plans for a local data center.
The stalled review, paused since November, will now undergo interagency evaluation, with a decision expected in months.
South Korea continues to restrict such data transfers over national security, citing past rejections in 2007 and 2016.
Currently, Google uses lower-resolution public data for maps in the country.
Google presentó datos de mapas revisados a Corea del Sur, buscando aprobación para la transferencia de datos de alta precisión en medio de preocupaciones de seguridad.