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flag Google submitted revised map data to South Korea, seeking approval for high-precision data transfer amid security concerns.

flag 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. flag 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. flag The stalled review, paused since November, will now undergo interagency evaluation, with a decision expected in months. flag South Korea continues to restrict such data transfers over national security, citing past rejections in 2007 and 2016. flag Currently, Google uses lower-resolution public data for maps in the country.

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