Searching for Terrorists in World of Warcraft
So, you’re sitting around the house with your buddies, playing World of Warcraft. One of you wonders: “How can we get paid for doing this?” Another says: “I know; let’s pretend we’re fighting terrorism, and then get a government grant.”
Having eliminated all terrorism in the real world, the U.S. intelligence community is working to develop software that will detect violent extremists infiltrating World of Warcraft and other massive multiplayer games, according to a data-mining report from the Director of National Intelligence.
Another article.
You just can’t make this stuff up.
EDITED TO ADD (3/13): Funny.
The Boss • March 11, 2008 2:55 PM
Makes sense. You’ve got to know what’s expected if you want to wage war on the unexpected.
And hey, how did that “war on poverty” turn out? I never got the memo.