10 ways North Korea uses technology to keep its citizens in the dark about the outside world

ReutersNorth Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.North Korea is nicknamed the hermit kingdom - a hermetically sealed dictatorship where it's hard for both people and information to get in or out.But the advent of the internet and accompanying technologies means it is easier than ever for North Koreans to access foreign media, films, radio, and even pornography.A new report from the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea details the way in which North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong-un also uses technology to counter this influx of information.The measures range from death sentences and imprisonment for watching banned media, to sealing off the country's domestic mobile network from foreign tourists visiting the country.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.How do you keep a country

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