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January 10, 2013

Google Earth Maps North Korean Gulag

Paul Eckert, Reuters


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(Reuters) - Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt's visit to North Korea this week has been met with sharp criticism and low expectations, but the global Internet search giant indirectly is helping to make history by revealing one of the reclusive country's darkest secrets, say human rights activists.

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