SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A central plank of Google’s lobbying campaign to secure approval for exporting South Korea’s high-precision mapping data is coming under sharp scrutiny, with experts arguing that the projected economic benefits are inflated and based on questionable assumptions. Google has cited research suggesting that if Korea allows the export of [...]
SEOUL, August 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea prepares to review Google’s request to export high-resolution local mapping data next month, government officials are signaling that national security—not trade relations—will remain the key lens through which the issue is assessed. Despite recent speculation that the matter might surface in the context of U.S.-Korea trade [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A major South Korean small business advocacy group is urging the government to reject Google’s repeated requests to export high-precision map data, warning that such a move would threaten national digital sovereignty and jeopardize local jobs in emerging industries. In a strongly worded statement released Tuesday, the Korea Federation [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent report has revealed that facilities run by the South Korean military are left exposed on Google’s satellite map service. Rep. Park Kwang-on, based on a report received from the Ministry of Defense, said that up to 40 percent of all South Korean military facilities are left exposed [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Maps, a mapping application powered by U.S. IT giant Google, attracted more users than a similar service provided by South Korean portal Naver Corp. in April, industry data showed Thursday. According to the data compiled by industry tracker WiseApp, Google Maps had 8.32 million users in April, above [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean internet companies Naver and Kakao are planning to release English versions of their map apps in anticipation of the increased influx of foreign tourists for the upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. According to market analysis by media company Wiseapp, Naver Map leads the field with 8.08 million [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Messaging giant Kakao and search engines Google and Naver are the three largest mobile app makers in South Korea, a new industry report has revealed. Among Android smartphone users in the country, Kakao was branded the most popular mobile app maker both in the number of users and the average [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea decided Friday not to allow Google Inc. to take government-supplied map data outside the country, citing possible security breaches. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which supervises mapping policy, announced the decision after a meeting with officials from the foreign, defense and other-related ministries. [...]
SEJONG, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – There’s now just a day left before a special government committee makes a final decision on whether to allow Google to export sensitive Korean map data. The dispute goes back to 2008, when the global Internet giant made the same request, but to no avail. The government rejected the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Wednesday it has put off a decision on whether to allow Google to export government-supplied map data outside the country and will re-deliberate the request by the U.S. search giant. The decision, which was made after a closed-door meeting with officials from foreign, defense and other-related [...]