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Islamic militants are suspected of using Second Life, the internet virtual world, to hunt for recruits and mimic real-life terrorism.
Police and the intelligence services are concerned that it may have been infiltrated by extremists to proselytise, communicate and transfer money to one another. Radicals may also be responsible for "virtual" terrorist attacks in which buildings depicted on the website are blown up.
Kevin Zuccato, head of the Australian government's High Tech Crime Centre, said jihadists may also be using the virtual reality world to master skills such as reconnaissance and surveillance. "We need to start thinking about living, working and protecting two worlds and two realities," he told a security industry conference in Sydney.
Virtual jihad hits Second Life website
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WOW. So all my griefers are jihadists practising eh? Then I have no worries in RL - they are among the lamest dorks ever to grace a virtual world. And looking at the limited amount of money actually moving across the severs - especially now that the casinos are all shut down seems to be making a mountain out of a molehill. But hey, these poor bureaucrats have to justify their existence.
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#1 - Tue Aug 7, 2007 10:46 AM EDTThe same channel is open for good as well as evil. In my view, VR is the way of the future. That also means it could be abused by evil doers in the same way as do gooders. Have linked this from a recent article I posted - Where are Virtual Worlds Leading to?
Also of interest may be a seed from The Economist called Internet Jihad.
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#2 - Tue Aug 7, 2007 11:48 AM EDTWow, they have a worldwide audience of a whopping 15,000-odd people to preach jihad at,
second life is a fad, they would have more success by logging on world of warcraft,
lol!!!!
Paolo.
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