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U.S., U.K. Spied on Video Gamers Worldwide

HeadlineDec 10, 2013

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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