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The NSA has a children's website with games and cartoon characters

By Thor Benson
Screenshot from the NSA website.
Screenshot from the NSA website.

FORT MEADE, Md., April 26 (UPI) -- The National Security Agency (NSA) has a website entirely devoted to children.

The website is called America's CryptoKids. It includes games, cartoons and information on how kids can become NSA agents in the future. The site's cartoon characters -- from Sergeant Sam of the Central Security Service to Decipher Dog of Cryptanalysis -- are animated animals with complete backstories.

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Dan Raile of Pando Daily recently discovered an America's Cryptokids coloring book at a cryptography and information security conference.

Last week the NSA made animated character news with 3D character Dunk, a talking trash can meant to encourage recycling.

The NSA is best known for being the agency that conducts massive surveillance on American citizens, as exposed by former employee Edward Snowden.

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