British and American Intelligence Agencies Infiltrate Online Games
Worried terrorists use the games to communicate
Not limiting their activities to the earthly realm, American and British spies have infiltrated the fantasy worlds of World of Warcraft and Second Life, conducting surveillance and scooping up data in the online games played by millions of people across the globe, according to newly disclosed classified documents.
Fearing that terrorist or criminal networks could use the games to communicate secretly, move money or plot attacks, the documents show, intelligence operatives have entered terrain populated by digital avatars that include elves, gnomes and supermodels.
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Because I need to be paid to waste enough time to become a L80 Elite Tauran Chieftan.
Assumed the watch
0700 Trolls gathering outside gatehouse with Orcs, i move closer to observe.
0730 Overheard mrBestGuy and Trll4Rl discussing plot to attack ambush alliance troops, maybe this is a possible terror reference?
0745 drone strike for ip addesses 108.01.001 and 108.62.001 authorized
potential terror threat neutralized
job well done guys