Oh, you are right. I'm aware of the difference, but I didn't realize that there were no new data centers as opposed to new GCP regions due to my dodgy reading.

Oh, you are right. I'm aware of the difference, but I didn't realize that there were no new data centers as opposed to new GCP regions due to my dodgy reading. But then there are two possible scenarios: 1. SK vector maps were generated using domestic servers (but no Borg) as SK govt demanded. 2. Google "secretly" exported SK maps and generated vector maps using Borg anyway. And both scenarios are problematic. The former would mean that the GP's claim that vector map generation requires Borg is not true or at least exaggerated (this scenario was what I had in mind when reading my sources, hence no verification). The latter would mean that... well, Google is in direct violation of SK law and not even trying to hide that.