Google and Costa Rica / Nicaragua border dispute

Since when did Google Maps become the authoritative source for political borders?

From news.com.au:

NICARAGUA has asked Google not to update its maps following accusations the country accidentally invaded its southern neighbour Costa Rica.  The two Central American nations are locked in a territory dispute sparked by Nicaragua dredging a river along their shared border.  Costa Rica claims Nicaragua soldiers crossed the waterway, pitched tents on a disputed island and raised their country's flag.  Nicaragua denies sending troops over the border.

From Google News:

NEW YORK — Costa Rica on Saturday stepped up pressure on international mediators to engage in its territory dispute with Nicaragua, after Google Maps was cited in an incident that saw the neighboring countries dispatch forces to their joint border.  The Internet search giant joined the fray after a Nicaraguan commander cited Google's version of the border map in an interview with Costa Rican newspaper La Nacion to justify a raid on a disputed border area.

US Cyber Command is at FOC

Although many may feel there's nothing earth-shaking about the creation of USCYBERCOM, it is still a significant step in acknowledging the networks as their own warfighting domain.  It'll be interesting to see if history will consider this as significant as when the US Air Force was designated as a service separate from the US Army in 1947:

From defense.gov:

Cyber Command Achieves Full Operational Capability

Department of Defense announced today that U.S. Cyber Command has achieved full operational capability (FOC). Achieving FOC involved U.S. Cyber Command completing a number of critical tasks to ensure it was capable of accomplishing its mission.  U.S. Cyber Command is responsible for directing activities to operate and defend DoD networks.