South Korea finally agrees to share data with Google Maps
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Seoul: Google Maps could soon work properly in South Korea after Seoul agreed Friday to share data with the popular app, but restrictions will stop se...
Seoul: Google Maps could soon work properly in South Korea after Seoul agreed Friday to share data with the popular app, but restrictions will stop sensitive military sites being revealed.
South Korea sits alongside the likes of China and Russia as one of the few places in the world where Google Maps does not fully function.
Seoul has repeatedly rejected requests to share precision map data with Google, arguing it could expose sensitive military sites and weaken defenses against North Korea.
South Korea's land ministry has changed course after almost 20 years, granting permission to share map data with "strict security conditions".
Street View and historical time-series imagery on Google Earth must mask South Korea's military and security facilities, the ministry said.
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