South Korea’s government says it will allow Google to export detailed mapping data of the country to overseas servers under certain security requirements.

The government on Friday decided to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied high-precision map data of ...

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Korea’s high-precision mapping data will be allowed to be transferred overseas for the first time, after the government ...

Google Maps could soon work properly in South Korea after Seoul agreed to share data with the popular app, but restrictions ...

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This month Google submitted yet another bid to receive higher-quality map data. This time the South Korean government has to navigate trickier terrain. As part of an investment deal agreed with ...

The Google Maps Timeline has long been a useful though slightly uncomfortable feature that maintains a complete record of everywhere your phone goes (and probably you with it). Google recently changed ...

Google Maps is about to open itself up, and potentially help improve local roadways in the process. It could even potentially predict traffic congestion. How, you might ask? By giving local ...

The map in a pocket does more than give directions. It remembers. Every coffee stop, every late-night search for a pharmacy, every address typed in during a heated argument or a rushed morning lives ...

An ongoing recent problem on Google Maps has manifested among various users worldwide as the app's Timeline data has been disappearing and causing quite a stir. The company has confirmed that it is ...

Google has sent an email to some users saying that it accidentally deleted Google Maps Timeline data. The email was only sent out to affected users, but urges them to restore their data from a backup.