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That particular example is absurd, but for a time the CIA World Factbook was one of the best online resource for information about countries
by ioseph 5y ago
That particular example is absurd, but for a time the CIA World Factbook was one of the best online resource for information about countries
- anovikov 5y agoIt still is. One of the very few non-bullshit sources that aggregates data in comparable way and does not confuse apples and oranges.
- paganel 5y agoPresent-day Google Maps was initially funded by the CIA through one of their (I suppose many) investment vehicles. I’m on mobile and I’m too lazy to search for links but that information is easily searchable.
- polytely 5y agoIf I remember correctly, Google Earth originally came from In-Q-Tel which is the investment arm of the CIA.
- dredmorbius 5y ago"Keyhole". Same as the codename for the CIA's Earth-oriented remote-sensing satellites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_(satellite) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_(satellite) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Earth
- npteljes 5y agoYeah the NSA would be a better. But CIA works too