Korea Set To Issue Decision In Fight With Google Over Export Restrictions For Map Data

The South Korean government is scheduled on Aug. 25 to issue a final decision on whether to allow Google to transfer location-based data for mapping services to servers located outside of South Korea's borders, and whether to allow Google to display maps without blurring national security-sensitive areas as required under South Korean law. Korean sources believe that making such data transfers available and facilitating access to detailed mapping information would severely impact the country's national security, whereas Google claims that...