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Google seeks to export Korea's map data again
Google has again requested that it be allowed to export Korea's detailed map data, nine years after it was denied by Seoul over security concerns.
Google again requested permission to export Korea’s detailed map data, nine years after the U.S. tech giant's last attempt was shut down by Seoul over security concerns. Google's request comes ahead potential regulations by the new Donald Trump administration on any nontariff barrier for contributing to trade inequality, which could deal a blow to Korean firms under U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" policy. The National Geographic Information Institute under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is responsible for producing and managing maps and related data in the country.
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