Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong

Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong by thrwn_frthr_awy on Monday October 07, 2019 @02:32PM (#21184342)

Korea is different. South Korea actually does require mapping servers to be ran on SK soil, but it does not put requirements on the data center owner or the workforce running the services.

I'm sorry if this comes off as nit-picky as it is not my intention, but comparing the mapping services requirements of China and SK are worlds apart. The intent of each policy is important to think about.

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Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong by hellocs1 on Monday October 07, 2019 @05:16PM (#21186036)

What is the intent of SK's policy?

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Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong by ichung on Monday October 07, 2019 @06:12PM (#21186531)

Based on the article that is linked above, its origin seems to come from laws preventing map/navigational data being exported due to national security (South Korea is technically still at war with North Korea, as the Korean War only ended with an armistice/cease-fire). The article then states how the non-Korean perspective may view this as South Korea utilizing these laws to push a protectionist policy, helping South Korean tech companies to compete with big tech.

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Re:Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong by philwelch on Monday October 07, 2019 @08:06PM (#21187345)

Does South Korea also use an obfuscated coordinate system?

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