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Does Anonymity In Virtual Worlds Breed Terrorism?

Posted by samzenpus on from the threat-of-the-week dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes "The Washington Post has an article about the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity's take on the numerous virtual worlds (e.g. Second Life) that have cropped up in recent years. IARPA's thesis is that because the Government can't currently monitor all the communication and interaction, terrorists will plot and scheme in such environments."

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  1. Terrorist breeding grounds by DrugCheese · · Score: 0, Troll

    I think that any country that spawns terrorists should be bombed...

    Starting with the one Timothy McVeigh came from :p

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    *DrugCheese rants*