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Banning high res satellite pics of Israel

October 10th, 2007 · 3 Comments

A nice post by Google Earth whiz and virtual life ambassador Stefan Geens on why the Kyl-Bingaman amendment, which gives Israel special protection from Google Earth and satellite pic takers, is bad law.
When it comes to Israel, there is the additional issue of needing to justify the Kyl-Bingaman Amendment to the US National Defense Authorization […]

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Tags: Internet · Media · Intelligence · Israel

Israel’s Wikipedia editors

August 22nd, 2007 · 65 Comments

I’ve been playing with Virgil Griffith’s addictive new website that allows you to track Wikipedia edits to individuals and organizations. Here are a few examples of edits made by the Israeli government I found. Have a go at it and feel free to post any nuggets you find in the comments.
In the Wikipedia entry on […]

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Tags: Internet · Israel lobby · Israel