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Date: Thu May 03 2012 - 00:47:29 CDT

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http://blogs.computerworld.com/20113/anonymous_as_cyber_terrorists_hacking_drones_for_targeted_killings_in_black_ops_2

By Darlene Storm
Security Is Sexy
Computerworld
May 2, 2012

While the White House officially confirmed the existence of the CIA's
drone targeted killing program, something that the CIA would previously
neither deny nor confirm in ACLU lawsuits, a glimpse into the future of
using drones for targeted killings can be seen with a twist in a hot
upcoming game. Call of Duty: Black Ops II, due Nov. 13, is set in the
year 2025 and in a fictional future Cold War, but clips imply that
Anonymous could be responsible for hacking drones and then killing by
remote control.

Oliver North, once in the Iran-Contra affair national hotseat "for
selling arms for U.S. hostages," is now "selling a video game" in
documentary-style video clips for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The videos
and the glimpses into the future are impressive whether or not you are a
gamer (and videos are "unlisted," meaning you can only see them if you
have the links): the Synopsis, Chapter 1: How Far We've Come; Chapter 2:
It's Not Science Fiction; Chapter 3: The Oops Moment; Chapter 4: When
the Enemy Steals the Keys; and Chapter 5: Black Ops.

The Verge reported the trailer details the "drone army and hacker
threat," and the six documentary-style ads explore "the past
advancements in military innovations, the reality of current technology,
how some threats and deadly mistakes have already popped up, the threat
of hackers and the importance of special forces in future warfare." But
it goes deeper than the hacker threat, reported Kotaku, as the clips
show the Guy Fawkes V for Vendetta masks, thereby portraying Anonymous
as cyber-terrorist enemies who hack military technology, hijack drones
and start delivering death from the sky.

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