South Korea delays decision on letting Google move hires map data overseas | TechCrunch

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- Google had requested approval from the Korean National Geographic Information Institute to deploy a 1:5,000 scale map on its app in the country
- The government was supposed to finalize its decision within 60 days, by mid-May, but the deadline has now been moved to August 11, as they are still in discussions
- This is Google’s third request to South Korea on this topic, following previous requests in 2011 and 2016
South Korea has once again postponed a decision on whether to approve Googles request to transfer highprecision map data on the countrys geography to its international servers.In February, Googl [+2112 chars]