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Spies' Battleground Turns Virtual
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 22:45:12 -0800
________________________________________ From: eekid () aol com [eekid () aol com] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 11:46 PM To: dfarber () cs cmu edu; David Farber Subject: Spies' Battleground Turns Virtual http://www.infosecnews.org/pipermail/isn/2008-February/015882.html "Over the last few years, "virtual worlds" such as Second Life and other role-playing games have become home to millions of computer-generated personas known as avatars. By directing their avatars, people can take on alternate personalities, socialize, explore and earn and spend money uncharted online landscapes." "Intelligence officials who have examined these systems say they're convinced that the qualities that many computer users find so attractive about virtual worlds -- including anonymity, global access and the expanded ability to make financial transfers outside normal channels -- have turned them into seedbeds for transnational threats." ________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail<http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003>! ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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