On: The Identity of Kim Il Sung (1949) [pdf]

[manholio]

But then again, why would anyone connect their computer to the completely censored national LAN, only to be spied upon by the state?

[_abox → manholio]

Because it will contain entertainment as well and it's the way to communicate with friends. Despite being censored, it's all they have.

[netsharc → manholio]

In my (lack of) knowledge of North Korea, I don't think most people even have computers, and it's not like the government's built infrastructure to just connect their computer to the LAN. (It's different if you're part of the government elite living in the compounds for sure...).