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December 10, 2013

U.S., U.K. Spied on Video Gamers Worldwide 
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The latest disclosures from Edward Snowden show U.S. spying has extended
to video gamers around the world. U.S. and British spies have been
deployed to search for informants or terror suspects among the millions
who play video games such as "World of Warcraft." The targeting was
based on suspicions terror groups use the games' internal messaging
systems to avoid detection. It is unclear how much personal information
of video game players was collected.

 

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