Google and the Digital Divide
P.150 - "An army intelligence source argued that many attacks on British bases in Bara were based on aerial images in Google, claiming that documents seized during raids on the homes of insurgents yeilded print-outs from Google Earth"
P.161 - "While some other states with ecomonic ties and market potential, such as India, can still negotiate for their control, other states, such as North Korea, Iran and some African countries, have, at least for the time being, less control over the representation of their spaces........This suggests that the 'open information society' is becoming a relative term, which is constantly shaped by a global network of political abd economic powers."
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