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The government's doing WHAT?  (Source: The government is more
concerned with the platforms rather than the games themselves,
mainly because newer systems like Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation
3 allow users to communicate with one another via messaging and
chat systems  Gamers may want to be careful about what they say
when jumping onto their consoles for an innocent bout of slaying
dragons or killing zombies -- the government will be watching.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Navy have
launched a new research initiative that will explore ways of
allowing the government to hack into gaming consoles like
the Xbox 360, Wii, or PlayStation 3 to obtain information on
gamers.  In 2008, a project called "Gaming Systems Monitoring
and Analysis Project" was executed when law enforcement became
worried about pedophiles using game consoles to talk to
children. Later, law enforcement authorities went to DHS'
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