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 Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:46 pm Post subject: spot a nork spy and win a laptop |
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SKorean intelligence agency runs 'spot the spy' game
SEOUL (AFP) � South Korea's normally publicity-shy intelligence agency is creating a stir among liberal groups with a "spot the spy" flash video game offering a variety of prizes.
The National Intelligence Service (NIS) is hosting the game on its website (www.nis111.co.kr) to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War on June 25, 1950.
The game, which runs from June 22 to July 21, challenges users to pick out spies and those who sympathise with communist North Korea.
Two hundred lucky winners will receive laptop computers, digital cameras and game consoles. Bloggers who link the game to their personal web pages will get premium watches.
"This is designed to promote public awareness about security" especially among "young people who do not know North Korea well," an NIS spokesman told AFP.
He refused comment on criticism by some liberal groups that it could spread the perception that pro-unification activists are potential spies.
The game asks users to keep a close eye on those who praise North Korea, and on reunification activists who frequently mention economic cooperation and family reunions between the two Koreas.
The first stage invites users to identify suspicious characters in a crowded park. One figure is shown holding a placard reading "Love Kim Il-Sung," the North's founding president who died in 1994.
The game urges players to look out for people who leave Internet cafes quickly after posting "impure" articles, or protesters who spread groundless rumours or incite violence at anti-US and anti-government rallies.
Other suspects include those who photograph sensitive military and industrial facilities, people who cover their mouth with their hand when they talk, and those who bring sticks to street demonstrations.
The Korea Times said Friday the NIS seems to be trying to appear hip and humorous with the game's cartoon-style characters, but that Internet users are ridiculing the approach.
"I never met a spy before as far as I know, but I don't think they will be waving 'I love Kim Il-Sung' signs or carrying walkie-talkies and pro-North Korean documents and books in public parks," it quoted one blogger as saying.
The Kyunghyang Sinmun, an independent daily, has accused the agency of suggesting that pro-unification activists should be seen as spies or leftists.
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