Korea Refuses to Give Map Data to Google

In a hotly anticipated choice on Friday, the administration declined a demand by Google to utilize official Korean guide information for its Maps application. An administration board of trustees had been auditing the matter for five months.

National Geographic Information Institute boss Choe Byong-nam said the maps would recognize mystery establishments that are normally left off maps for open utilize.

"Google's ask for mapping information conveys the danger of declining the security risk from North Korea," Choe said. He added the administration offered to give mapping information by obscuring out satellite pictures of ordered locales, yet the U.S. tech monster won't.

The choice was normal in August, yet the legislature deferred the declaration by two more months to hold promote arrangements with Google.

Choe said Seoul's choice set top need on national security yet the legislature could consider encourage chats with Google.

"Security issues change after some time," he said. "We can't state for beyond any doubt that we would dismiss advance demands by Google or other worldwide business for mapping information."

Google was troubled with the choice. "We're disillusioned," Google representative Taj Meadows said in an announcement. "We've generally considered security concerns important and will keep on providing valuable guide benefits in consistence with Korea's present guide information trade control."