Warcraft metadata in the hope of linking accounts players
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However, the document never says if any terrorist plots have been foiled or if such groups used the games and services to communicate in a meaningful manner as the agency had suggested they would. But, this uncertainty was not enough to stop the NSA or WoWHQ from conducting their investigations buy WoTLK Gold. The WoWHQ had previously announced a "vigorous effort " to collect data from games, including "exploitation module" designed for Xbox Live and World of Warcraft , the documents show.
To its part, the NSA was in 2009 able to collect World of Warcraft metadata in the hope of linking accounts players, guilds, and characters to Islamic extremism as well as arms trading groups. In the process of collecting information the NSA discovered that certain World of Warcraft subscribers were in fact "telecom engineers diplomats, embassy drivers in the military, as well as additional intelligence departments," the documents show.
A spokesperson for Blizzard entertainment said to The Guardian, "We are unaware of any surveillance being conducted. If it was that, it would've been conducted without our knowledge or consent." In the meantime, representatives from Second Life and Microsoft declined to comment. It's not known how government agencies were able to obtain the information of users as well as how widely the snooping indeed was.
Microsoft has previously condemned "government snooping," vowing to enhance encryption as time goes on. We will continue to follow the developments as they unfold. Check out the full 82-page report for additional details.
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