In addition, the NSA in 2008 began to gather World of Warcraft metadata in the hope of linking accounts with guilds, characters, as well as characters to Islamic extremism and arms-dealing groups. Through the information collecting efforts the NSA discovered that some World of Warcraft subscribers were actually "telecom engineers and embassy drivers, as well as scientists, the military, and additional intelligence departments buy WoTLK Gold," the documents show.
A spokesperson for Blizzard entertainment said to the Guardian, "We are unaware of any surveillance taking place. If it was then it was carried out without our permission or knowledge." Representatives from Second Life and Microsoft declined to comment. It is unclear how government agencies were able obtain the information of users nor how much of the surveillance actually was.
Microsoft earlier criticized "government spying," vowing to enhance encryption as time goes on. We will continue to follow the developments as they unfold. Explore the full 82 page report to learn additional details.
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