Finding time for data
…Google Earth Engine are increasingly important to the field and to the movement toward open-source resources. It creates an opportunity for people to expand on existing work and conduct work…
What We Learned Inside a North Korean Internet Server: How Well Do You Know Your Partners?
…a computer security company owned by Google, access logs for the server were also examined. They revealed several logins from Internet addresses associated with virtual private network (VPN) services, but…
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation
…process, leading to over 4,000 proposed changes.34 Wilhelm, Ernst-Oliver. “A Brief History of the General Data Protection Regulation (1981-2016),” The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), February 2016, iapp.org/resources/article/a-brief-history-of-the-general-data-protection-regulation/#:~:text=On%2012%20March%202014%3A%20The,10%20against%20and%2022%20abstentions.; https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/institutions-and-bodies/types-institutions-and-bodies_en#:~:text=In%20principle%2C%20the%20Commission%20proposes,the%20laws%20are%20properly%20applied;…
Who Controls Your Internet? The Debate Over DNS Blocking
…particularly those related to online scams, gambling, and pornography. Without any public consultation or notification, individuals using public DNS services like Google or Cloudflare were redirected to ISP-controlled services, causing…
Pezeshkian Marks a Rough Anniversary as Iran Faces Relentless Pressures
…media sites such as Instagram and X never materialized, despite half-measures like unblocking WhatsApp and Google Play. Economically, Pezeshkian inherited a perfect storm: inflation exceeding 40%, chronic unemployment, power and…
Implications of US-India Trade Announcements
…as the L&T-General Atomics drone collaboration, Google’s AI investments in India, and the Quad table-top exercise on HADR), bureaucracy and industry need the safety net of higher political alignment, which the announcement of this agreement…
Sea Of Absurdity: Sansha, China’s New Island “City”
…are not specifically addressed by UNCLOS of both regional and extra-regional countries, including the United States, to freedom of navigation and military operations in waters over continental shelves and the…
Maritime Security
…tensions between Beijing and Washington over the South China Sea on Voice of America. Photo credit, top left clockwise: Central Intelligence Agency, via Wikipedia; U.S. Navy; iStockphoto; and Google Earth….