Security Facilities Exposed on Chinese Maps... Blue House: "Immediate Request for Name Removal and Security Measures"

The Blue House has responded to a report by The Asia Business Daily that domestic security facilities are being widely exposed on Chinese maps.

A Blue House official stated on the 22nd, "The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to immediately request domestic partners of Chinese map portal companies, such as 'Gaode Map,' to take security measures, including deleting the names of domestic security facilities."

Previously, The Asia Business Daily reported that various map services operated by Chinese companies are revealing major confidential facilities in Korea without any filtering. These Chinese maps provide detailed information not only on the Blue House, the Ministry of National Defense, the National Intelligence Service, military bases, but even on the Hannam-dong residence where President Lee Jaemyung currently resides.

The Blue House official explained, "Chinese map services are not based on spatial information built by our government, but are produced using the 'OpenStreetMap' (OSM) model, which relies on voluntary participation from users around the world," adding, "We will strengthen ongoing monitoring regarding the exposure of security facilities on map services in the future."

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