[cyclotron3k]

It would be funny if this was actually orchestrated by a foreign power as a way of collecting real intel.

"Break into the oval office and take a photo of any documents you find there. Upload your photos to advance to the next level"

[gumby]

I can see the Yelp reviews now: `That White House escape room was really too hard, though +1 for the “Guard”’s guns that gave me the impression they were firing real bullets! Don’t try if you are out of shape — a lot of running is required!

Now I m stuck in the “prison” part of the game and haven’t been able to figure out how to get out and advance to the next level.

Only two stars because it’s really too hard for normal people.’

[caseysoftware]

Or.. a way to throw up a ton of noise around interesting targets.

Having hundreds of people showing up in various places, doing semi-suspicious things, generally getting in the way, etc is a good way to flood, annoy, and bury observers. Having the same people show up among each of the locations gives good cover for someone else to blend in.

If it's a foreign power, this will probably cost them a fraction of what it will cost observer nations.

[Brendinooo]

"This test is so outside the box, I can't-- I mean WON'T even tell you what you are looking for."

"Congratulations, you managed to complete this absolutely meaningless test."

https://i1.theportalwiki.net/img/e/e9/GLaDOS_mp_coop_radarro...

[wahern]

Free Fitbits to all active duty U.S. military personnel....

[Trouble_007]

And 'Special' TikTok app

[iudqnolq]

You might be interested in the novel Deep State by Walter Jon Williams.

The protagonist runs massive games set in the real world. In the preceding book she exploited her players to solve the murder of one of her co-founders. Now she's recruited by the CIA to use a game as a cover for a coup.

(The title predates the use of Deep State to describe the US government. The term was originally used to describe the Turkish government, where there's an actually plausible academic case it exists)