Leaked documents show government agencies tapping into online video games . ` ` World of Warcraft '' and ` ` Second Life '' were among those targeted . Documents were leaked by former spy Edward Snowden . Spies with surveillance agencies in the United States and United Kingdom may have spent time undercover as orcs and blood elves , infiltrating video games like `` World of Warcraft '' in a hunt for terrorists `` hiding in plain sight '' online . Tech critics have called for tighter surveillance restraints .
Leaked documents show government agencies tapping into online video games . ` ` World of Warcraft '' and ` ` Second Life '' were among those targeted . Documents were leaked by former spy Edward Snowden . Tech critics have called for tighter surveillance restraints .