South Korea continues restricting export of detailed map data on national-security grounds
South Korea's security restrictions have prevented Google Maps from providing turn-by-turn driving directions for nearly two decades. The policy is linked to the unresolved conflict with North Korea.
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The restriction reflects continuing security tensions on the Korean Peninsula and affects digital services.
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- South Korea builds some of the fastest internet and most advanced cities on Earth, and yet Google Maps still can't give turn-by-turn driving directions there, because a national-security law dating back to the unfinished war with the North kept detailed map data from leaving the country for nearly two decades ↗scienceblog.com · Recorded source date: Aug 27, 2026, 4:31 AM UTC
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