South Korea Confirms Google Meets Map Security Conditions
The Korean government announced on Nov. 13 that it has been confirmed that Google has fulfilled all the security conditions imposed when it conditionally permitted the export of domestic high-precision maps to Google.On the morning of the day, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport held
On November 13, the South Korean government confirmed that Google has satisfied all security conditions imposed for the conditional export of domestic high-precision maps to the company. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport convened the Consultative Body on Overseas Export of Basic Survey Results, a panel comprising relevant ministries and private experts, to assess Google's compliance with these conditions.
Initially, the government imposed these conditions in February, allowing Google to export high-precision maps with a scale of 1 to 5,000.
Key security measures include the removal of longitude and latitude coordinates from global services like Google Maps and Google Earth, and the establishment of response procedures for security incidents. Google developed a dedicated control layer for South Korean territory to prevent the dissemination of coordinates if exposed during app updates.
The company also entered into a contract on August 31 to receive security-processed images from the National Geographic Information Institute through a domestic partner. Google must replace existing map images immediately upon receipt, without modification.
Google has removed all Street View images of military and security facilities and roads within 50 meters of their boundaries, and applied security processing to past time-series images of Google Earth. If the government discovers a security incident, such as the exposure of a security facility in images, Google's designated president will promptly report it to the response team at Google headquarters within 1 business day for necessary action.
Violations of these conditions could result in sanctions like suspending or revoking the export permission.
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