http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/31/google-brings-north-korea-to-life/ Parties, elections and political ideas across the globe from an Australian perspective Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/31/google-brings-north-korea-to-life/#comment-65 Charles Richardson Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:16:16 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/?p=425#comment-65 I think that's a bit unfair to Google, but yes, there's certainly the prospect that the data will be useful to the North Korean government as well. The experience of the internet era so far though seems to be that interconnectedness is more of help to those fighting tyranny than it is to tyrants, but I guess the jury is still out. I think that’s a bit unfair to Google, but yes, there’s certainly the prospect that the data will be useful to the North Korean government as well. The experience of the internet era so far though seems to be that interconnectedness is more of help to those fighting tyranny than it is to tyrants, but I guess the jury is still out.

]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/31/google-brings-north-korea-to-life/#comment-61 Person Ordinary Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:09:56 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/?p=425#comment-61 ^bat ^bat

]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/31/google-brings-north-korea-to-life/#comment-60 Person Ordinary Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:07:51 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/?p=425#comment-60 ... and you can even portray it as "internet freedom" - those who have already mastered doublethink will not batter an eyelid ... … and you can even portray it as “internet freedom” – those who have already mastered doublethink will not batter an eyelid …

]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/2013/01/31/google-brings-north-korea-to-life/#comment-59 Person Ordinary Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:57:49 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/worldisnotenough/?p=425#comment-59 Google's business model is to vacuum up massive amounts of data from people and sell it to the propaganda industry. The North Koreans are getting what they need to keep an ever closer eye on potential trouble makers, especially those with internet access and presumably more education. A marriage made in heaven. Google’s business model is to vacuum up massive amounts of data from people and sell it to the propaganda industry. The North Koreans are getting what they need to keep an ever closer eye on potential trouble makers, especially those with internet access and presumably more education. A marriage made in heaven.

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