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Well its on BBC news. I am sure it adds pressure on Google and probably sends them a clear signal.

A clear signal to do what, be less transparent and pull their office out of Korea?

(Remember, Korea has no great firewall. Google can profit from Korean users without having an office there.)

To be more careful with privacy.

I am sure Google would not want to be prevented to provide a service - personally I think a great service - of viewing the streets of Korea.

No, the message they are sending is that, when you confess to a mistake and say that you're going to fix it, everyone starts attacking you. Keep in mind that Google announced that they made a mistake by storing packets from wifi networks; it wasn't leaked by an employee who thought it was unethical.

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