Thought this was interesting for anyone getting the new ps4 or xbox...
The government even has its eye on elves and orcs, according to the latest nugget of news from Edward Snowden's NSA leaks. ProPublica, in partnership with the New York Times and the Guardian, reports that the U.S. intelligence community fears online games like World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Microsoft’s Xbox Live universe could serve as a “target-rich communication network” in which terrorists could “hide in plain sight.” So they're out there in the digital realm, gaming for our safety.
The classified NSA documents detail all of the perceived intelligence benefits of monitoring video games, noting that World of Warcraft in particular turned up “accounts, characters and guilds related to Islamic extremist groups, nuclear proliferation and arms dealing.” (Warcraft claims to be “unaware of any surveillance taking place.”)
The government even has its eye on elves and orcs, according to the latest nugget of news from Edward Snowden's NSA leaks. ProPublica, in partnership with the New York Times and the Guardian, reports that the U.S. intelligence community fears online games like World of Warcraft, Second Life, and Microsoft’s Xbox Live universe could serve as a “target-rich communication network” in which terrorists could “hide in plain sight.” So they're out there in the digital realm, gaming for our safety.
The classified NSA documents detail all of the perceived intelligence benefits of monitoring video games, noting that World of Warcraft in particular turned up “accounts, characters and guilds related to Islamic extremist groups, nuclear proliferation and arms dealing.” (Warcraft claims to be “unaware of any surveillance taking place.”)
