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South Korea conditionally approves Google's map data transfer

February 26, 2026 Iniulat ng AI Larawang ginawa ng AI

South Korea's government on February 27 conditionally approved Google's request to transfer high-precision map data overseas, subject to supplementary measures addressing security concerns. The decision follows Google's February 2025 application for 1:5,000-scale map data to its overseas data centers. Previous similar requests in 2007 and 2016 were rejected over national security issues.