South Korean lawmakers oppose Google's request for detailed map data, citing national security risks, particularly regarding military facilities and nuclear sites.

Google previously requested Korea’s map data in 2007 and 2016 but was declined for security reasons. Apple, too, had its request rejected in 2023.

Few realize that South Korea bars foreign companies from exporting the mapping data necessary for digital map services. That ...

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google 42.1 billion won ($32 million) for using its clout in the mobile app market to squeeze out a local rival, the latest sign of intensifying ...

North Korean hackers have used Google Chrome extensions to gather personal data from South Koreans. The hack, which forms part of a long-running attempt at cyber-espionage by the pariah state, ...

Google was fined $31.8 million in South Korea on Tuesday for alleged unfair business practices leading to its dominance in the country's mobile gaming application market.

Google says it needs Korea's best map. But that's only half the story. The map at the centre of this issue is a government-built, high-resolution 1:5000 digital base map maintained by the National ...

Google launched a bare-bones search engine in Korean in 2000, but it didn’t catch on. Google updated its site to a feature-rich format six years later. Naver earned 9.6 trillion won ($7.41 ...

The country cites security. Google cites data restrictions. But the real story may be what neither side wants to admit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korea has begun work on what could become the country's largest military production facility, according to analysis of satellite images captured by Planet Labs. The planned site is expected to ...

Internet firm Naver has earned its nickname—Korea’s Google—by pulling off an improbable feat: It dominates South Korea’s search market, having defended its turf from Google, the world’s ...