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North Korea's Gingerly Approach to Tech

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Jan 23, 2013
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The early January visit to North Korea by Google chairman Eric Schmidt has focused attention on North Korea's fledgling attempts - if indeed they are attempts - to steer a cautious course towards opening up the flow of information to some of its citizens.

In fact, however, Schmidt and his entourage are not attempting to write upon a tabula rasa. North Ko…

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