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NSA was monitoring online gaming communities like Xbox Live since 2008

article published on 9 December, 2013

According to recently revealed documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the NSA has been monitoring online gaming communities like Xbox Live, World of Warcraft and Second Life since at least 2008. The agency has been infiltrating RPGs, posing as players, purportedly to root out potential terrorist communications. Besides the NSA, British counterpart GCHQ was also involved in the operations, ... [ read the full article ]

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Tazer247
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_ 		9. December 2013 @ 19:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"Dave, I'm giving you a very important assignment. For the next 4 years I expect you to actively participate in this online gaming community to identify any potential terrorist communications. Yes you will be getting paid. No, I am not kidding." - US Government
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Jemborg
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_ 		10. December 2013 @ 04:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ROFLMAO


"Dave, how's that terrorist hunting going?"

"Be right with you cap there's a bunch of orcs I swear are Communists... my guild are meeting to pwn some insurgent Horde Guild at the next dungeon first. Go away....... get me some more coffee and/or Mountain Dew bitch! What are you my mum?... shut up!"



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kutulu1
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_ 		14. December 2013 @ 00:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Come on Snowden, I know you want to reveal that America has a spy agency for toilet paper.
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