I think the law distinguishes between an end-user accessing map data and transferring the whole data overseas. But as you pointed out, that's not really a mean

I think the law distinguishes between an end-user accessing map data and transferring the whole data overseas. But as you pointed out, that's not really a meaningful distinction. Anybody who's interested in a particular place in Korea (be it CIA or North Korea) can simply visit map.naver.com or buy commercially available satellite photos.