Google Korea responds to real-name identification debate
2009/04/27 11:49Lee Won-jin, managing director of Google Korea, was out talking to media about Google’s decision to block video uploads and comments from Korean users instead of implementing Korea’s real-name identification requirements.
He also mentioned that Google refused to cooperate with Korean investigators looking for Gmail records for some Korean users last year:
Lee revealed that the company received about 10 requests from Korean investigators last year to hand over the e-mail records of some Korean users of Gmail, Google's e-mail services.
However, Google refused to oblige, arguing that Gmail services are based on servers in the U.S. Despite the possible legal changes here, Lee said Gmail wouldn't become anymore vulnerable to surveillance.
And a Google official stated that Google Korea operates no servers in Korea.
