The NSA has begun to extract World of Warcraft metadata in the hope of linking accounts with guilds, characters, as well as characters to Islamic extremism, as well as arms-dealing groups cheap WoTLK Gold. Through data collection efforts it was discovered that certain World of Warcraft subscribers were actually "telecom engineers diplomats, embassy drivers military personnel, as well as others intelligence institutions," the documents show.
A spokesperson for Blizzard Entertainment told the Guardian, "We are unaware of any surveillance taking place. If it was done, it would have been conducted without our knowledge or permission." Meanwhile, representatives for Second Life and Microsoft declined to provide any information. It's not clear how government agencies could have access to the data of users, or how widespread the reported surveillance actually was.
Microsoft was previously accused of "government snooping," vowing to enhance security in the coming years. We will monitor the situation as it unfolds. Go through the full 82-page report for more.
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Blizzard, the gaming giant behind popular franchises such as World of Warcraft , has made some adjustments to how its employees are paid. Activision Blizzard's 2018 Proxy Statement reveals that the company has taken down a program called"the Blizzard Holiday Plan, but it states that it's simply changed in the event that that money comes into employees' pockets as a result of their feedback cheap WoW WoTLK Classic Gold.