American spy and England play the game online , not for entertainment but to search for secret communications , financial transactions and terrorist plans .
According to documents released by former NSA employee Edward J. Snowden , and reported by The New York Times and the Guardian , American and British intelligence activities collect data and messages sent by the players of online games , such as World of Warcraft and Second Life .
As often do the players , the agents create a false identity , or so-called avatars , and communicate through voice and text chat to retrieve information about the plans that violate the law . Law enforcement agencies are also using a false identity to combat human trafficking and child pornography .
In a confidential document from 2008 , the NSA claimed that online games that seem harmless can be used as a " communication network " for secret messages .
Both the newspaper reported that some online games are monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies are different so that made the group coordinator to avoid conflict. (VOA)
