Telegraph: The Tricky Politics of Mapping in the Digital Age

Access Partnership’s Policy Manager, Tiernan Kenny, spoke to The Telegraph on the tricky politics of mapping in the digital age, suggesting that tech companies are involved in more than what they may have first thought when opening mapping services. Read the full story here.

Telegraph: The Tricky Politics of Mapping in the Digital Age

Access Partnership’s Policy Manager, Tiernan Kenny, spoke to The Telegraph on the tricky politics of mapping in the digital age, suggesting that tech companies are involved in more than what they may have first thought when opening mapping services:

“Maybe initially they picked up mapping as an additional function for users or something that might be revenue-generating, but it’s kind of turned into a political tool for them as well.”

Read the full story here.

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