MMO's are being monitored by the NSA

[Samudra]

I think someone in the NSA wanted to play WOW at work

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/world/spies-dragnet-reaches-a-playing-field-of-elves-and-trolls.html?_r=0

 

[Qvar]

Poor sods working for the NSA, having to monitor all that crap.
No seriously, even if I was an spy and Blizzard offered me to monitor their game, I would pass in the blink of an eye. I can't comprehend what could they possibly expect to find there.

 

[Exhuminator]

I hope no one is surprised by this. Even the NSA is being monitored by the NSA these days.

 

[endtherapture]

To be fair terrorists communication via WoW sounds pretty legit.

 

[Comocat]

Genius really. How many of us would rather stay at home playing video games instead of going to work? Some guy at the NSA was probably "do you think terrorists play wow?" and boom paid to play video games.

I'm working on the Playboy Playmate terrorist connection myself. So far the NSA has not responded to my "breast bomb" hypothesis, but I'm fairly certain we're one presidential election away from my dream.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Poor sods working for the NSA, having to monitor all that crap.
No seriously, even if I was an spy and Blizzard offered me to monitor their game, I would pass in the blink of an eye. I can't comprehend what could they possibly expect to find there.

I actually feel the exact opposite...

If they're turning us into a motherfucking police state then it better fucking work and keep us safe.
Where the hell were they on Sandy Hook? Or the Boston Marathon?

 

[VanQ]

My guildmates were making this exact joke in the last couple of weeks. It's probably not gonna surprise them at all when I post this on our guild forums.