Seoul City Core from N-Seoul Tower. (Source: InSapphoWeTrust/flickr)
South Korea’s technology-based security measures designed to protect it from North Korea have been having somewhat of a negative impact on the country’s digital user base for years. Now they are in the spotlight more than ever because they affect one particular, widely-used app: Google Maps.
Local reports note that Google has been unable to implement a properly-functioning Google Maps service in South Korea for six years because of national security laws that prevent companies from exporting government-supplied map data. The Wall Street Journal notes that Google has asked for specific government permissions for data access to make its Maps service functional since 2008, and a closed-door meeting between the company and South Korean officials was held on Wednesday to try to rectify this issue…
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