Friday September 19, 2008
David Shipley - 9:47 AM ADT

World of Warcraft a Terrorist tool?

From Fidgit.com:

Online spaces like World of Warcraft are making some spooks, generals and Congressmen extremely nervous. They imagine terrorists rehearsing attacks in these worlds, just like the U.S. military trains with commercial shoot-em-up games. They worry that the massively multiplayer games make it incredibly easy to gather plotters from around the world. But, mostly, virtual worlds are nerve-wracking to spies because they're so hard to monitor. The accounts are pseudonymous. The access is global. The jargon is thick. And most of the spy agencies' employees aren't exactly level-70 shamans.

Check out the full story here.

My take:

An interesting trip down hypothetical lane, but I'm far more worried about simpler ways that may be used to organize and launch attacks.

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