Wie heise.de heute berichtete hat das amerikanische Militär, mehr oder weniger an der Entwicklung des Onlinegames "Americas Army" beteiligt, wieder einmal eine ganz eigene Art, mit Problemen umzugehen: Drohungen und Einschüchterungsversuche.
So hat der Executive Producer des Spiels, Phil DeLuca, im offiziellen AA Forum mit Nachdruck davor gewarnt, bei AA zu cheaten: Allle mit dem Spiel assoziierten Verbände (und dazu zählt er auch die US Army) werden solch ein Vorgehen nicht tolerieren, ein Eingreifen seitens des FBI, Secret Service und der IT Abteilung der US Army sei möglich. Er empfiehlt, den "schlafenden Riesen" nicht zu wecken ... und leistet sich dabei einen Vergleich mit dem 2. Weltkrieg: Die Japaner hätten den schlafenden Riesen Anfang der 40er Jahre geweckt und ihre Lektion gelernt.
Posting im AA Forum von Phil DeLuca, Executive Producer:
By the way, there´s something to consider in that statement that gets missed time and again: we took notice. By we, I mean the entire AA team. That includes Public Applications, Government Applications, Ignited Minds, everyone associated with the development of the project - and the United States Army.
That last fact should give some of the bad guys pause, and yet it hasn´t. Some of you (and clearly the bad guys are among them) don´t always remember that this game, and all accounts and derivative products, are the property of the United States Army. When you tamper with the game, not only are you breaking the EULA you´re misusing Army property - and, worse, you´re misusing US Army computer programs and equipment.
Tampering with software and servers owned or used by the Army is cyber crime.
In the early 1940´s, Japan learned an important lesson - "let the sleeping giant lie." We may not react swiftly, but when we do it´s with unstoppable force. The Army has partners that deal with cyber crime as a matter of course. These include not just various Army IT departments, but also the Department of Justice, the Secret Service, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
It´s going to get uncomfortable for some of the bad guys, but you know what? They brought it on themselves. Knowing this anyone who continues to be bad is just plain foolish. Keep trying, though. Sooner or later the bad guy will realize we´ve known about him for a while... and by then it´s too late.
Allow me to speak directly to the bad guys for a moment: When you get banned, know that we know and have records showing you were doing something that´s a violation of terms of service, breaks your EULA, and also happens to be against the law. We know who you are, and can track down where you play from. We have incontrovertible proof you did something illegal. The Army is angry, and we´re coming for you.
ps. da die us-army jetzt völlig ausgelastet ist, hat valve reagiert und die chinesische armee mit der überwachung von cs beauftragt. projekt VAC2 läuft nach aussagen des chinesischen generals zufriedenstellend. "Durch die enorme größe der chinesischen armee haben wir keine probleme alle cs-server der welt zu überwachen"
vac2!!!! :bash: :bash:
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