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

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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 ...

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 Maps users started complaining a couple of days ago that their Timeline data had disappeared — and last night, a Google spokesperson confirmed it had been deleted. Speaking to The Verge, the ...

South Korea has once again postponed a decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer high-precision map data on the country’s geography to its international servers. In February, Google ...

Google Maps is rolling out a new feature, specifically for developers, which could see a rise in map-based AI apps and tools. This update will allow developers (and anyone with some coding experience) ...

South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced Friday that the government has conditionally approved a request by Google to export 1:5,000 scale high-precision ...

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.