Originally by: Barbara Nichole

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Edited by: Barbara Nichole on 03/06/2011 01:12:15

Originally by: Ranger 1

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Originally by: NOVA-STAR

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Interrupting this thread. This is real I did laugh abit, then I heard the part about their punishment of they failed to farm ISK..

Gold-Farming in a Chinese forced-labor camp

(source)

The Guardian reports that prisoners in a Chinese forced-labor camp were required to "gold-farm" in multiplayer games such as World of Warcraft, EVE:Online, Farmville, amassing credits and virtual objects that the guards could sell to other players for real currency.

"Prison bosses made more money forcing inmates to play games than they do forcing people to do manual labour," Liu told the Guardian. "There were 300 prisoners forced to play games. We worked 12-hour shifts in the camp. I heard them say they could earn 5,000-6,000rmb [ú470-570] a day. We didn't see any of the money. The computers were never turned off."

But it was the forced online gaming that was the most surreal part of his imprisonment. The hard slog may have been virtual, but the punishment for falling behind was real.

"If I couldn't complete my work quota, they would punish me physically. They would make me stand with my hands raised in the air and after I returned to my dormitory they would beat me with plastic pipes. We kept playing until we could barely see things," he said.

Kieser Report, RT - Commenting on the Article Above

(source: Youtube @ 03:25)

Stacy Herbert: They force these Chinese prisoners to play multiplayer games amassing credits and virtual objects, and forcing the prisoners to hand over the virtual items for real cash.

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All the more reason to disable their ability to use our game as a means to this end.

@ ISquishWorms: "As you said in the article this is old news and yet nothing has been done about it years on and that is my concern."

What on earth has led you to this conclusion? EVEs security protocols have not, and will not ever, be discussed with the general public. Any instances that have come to light of the EVE code being tampered with have been caught and dealt with. That is the reality of it, all else is supposition inserted in place of fact. Next thing you know you are going to find yourself refusing to do bank transactions or online purchases due to unfounded paranoia. Yes, occasionally security protocols fail and credit card information is exposed. It is more likely that you will be mugged in an alley or your house will be broken into and your credit card physically stolen. Shall we resort to the barter system until all possible risk is eliminated? (Even then, someone would likely steal your Ox while you slept).

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Just a quick note, CCP's action against botters does not stop real people from working hard under forced labor conditions to farm isk... also, chinese have their own server.. so they aren't here on tranquility right?

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