Satirical PRISM-Inspired Game Lets You 'Play God' With Personal Data

By Anita Li  on 
Satirical PRISM-Inspired Game Lets You 'Play God' With Personal Data

What if you had control over millions of Internet users' personal data? Players of a new game called Data Dealer can experience that first-hand by running their own "Smoogle" and "Tracebook," while collecting and selling user data.

Described on its official site as "PRISM as a game," Data Dealer is a satirical take on the National Security Agency's covert surveillance program.

"Become Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg or even Edward Snowden, as you control the flow of data -- and the price tag that comes with it," the site says.

Created by Austrian-based developer Cuteacute, the game is a nonprofit project that aims to raise awareness about personal data and digital privacy issues, according to Data Dealer's Kickstarter page. Check out the video, above, for more.

So far, the game has raised just over $14,500 of its $50,000 goal, with 10 days left in its Kickstarter campaign.

Would you play Data Dealer? Tell us in the comments, below.

Image courtesy of Facebook, Data Dealer

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