Google is expanding its Maps service in South Korea, hiring a Seoul-based manager, and the story involves a former TomTom executive.
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Updated Aug 25
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What happened
Google is expanding its Maps service in South Korea, hiring a Seoul-based manager, and the story involves a former TomTom executive.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- South Korea required Google to obscure sensitive military sites due to an ongoing dispute over map access and national security.Sub-event
Google is expanding Maps in South Korea, hiring a Seoul manager, and a former TomTom executive is involved.1 source
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The entities involved
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Google
American multinational technology company, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.
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Seoul
capital and largest city of South Korea
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TomTom
company in Germany
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