NSA’s Newest Recruiters: Cartoon-Leopard Twins

October 20th, 2010

Via: Wired:

Dudes and dudettes: You know what’s totally radical? Reading your neighbors’ e-mail! So don’t you wanna be a junior National Security Agency deputy?

If so, the surveillance and cryptology crew at NSA has the right online companions for you: Cy and Cyndi, a pair of anthropomorphic snow leopards now kickin’ it with the CryptoKids, the Puzzle Palace’s team of cartoon animal hackers. Known as the CyberTwins and unveiled by NSA yesterday, Cy and Cyndi wear gaming headgear, talk into their hands-free mobile devices, and teach youths about proper online hygiene, all on the NSA website’s kids page, which actually exists.

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One Response to “NSA’s Newest Recruiters: Cartoon-Leopard Twins”

  1. dt says:
    October 20, 2010 at 10:12 pm

    The Adventures of Y. R. Tap

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