No secret NSA Xbox One Kinect conspiracy, Xbox exec claims
Concerns over Kinect's more surreptitious possibilities were raised as far back as May when the device was revealed. Days after the next-gen console was showcased for the first time, Peter Schaar, Germany's federal commissioner for data protection and freedom of information, claimed:
"The Xbox continuously records all sorts of personal information about me. Reaction rates, my learning or emotional states. These are then processed on an external server, and possibly even passed on to third parties. Whether they will ever [be] deleted, the person can not influence".
The controversy coincided with a major scandal sparked by former CIA employee and NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who revealed that data from the world's biggest software companies (Apple, Google, Microsoft et al) were provided to state officials, in many cases in a manner that has no legal protection.
Since those revelations, Microsoft has come under significant scrutiny regarding its privacy policies. In July it was discovered that Microsoft supplied email and Skype details to the NSA. The corporation said it was legally bound to not discuss the matter openly.
Doubts and suspicions over Microsoft's handling of personal data has not abated. Late in September, a former Microsoft privacy adviser said he no longer trusts the company after reading about the NSA mass-surveillance operation.
Days later it was revealed that Microsoft handed over the personal information of more than a thousand customers to Australian government agents in the first half of 2013.
The assumed fear is that Microsoft will use, or be forced to use, Kinect as part of the state's mass surveillance operations. But on Thursday a marketing executive, Albert Penello, made some assurances about customers' control over Xbox.
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Corn_DogPosted:
BBModz Well then, the NSA is just pointless in my opinion, just another way of spying on us daily..
NSA - "All of your secrets are belong to us"
BoarPosted:
-Hardwell This is one reason i am getting a ps4 :) x
So you're getting a PS4 because of a conspiracy over a spy tool, chances are Sony does the same thing with their "Playstation Eye" thingy that quite literally copied the Kinect sensor, who knows, I haven't seen a lot of conspiracy over that.
BoarPosted:
PawnStarsImmerse At first I thought that'd be a little bit creepy being spied on, I just hope that this is true.
That's all we can do, or not use the kinect
True, but even without us using the Kinect what info will they give them, emails, region address info, credit card info all of that stuff is globally accessed by Microsoft from Xbox's.
BoarPosted:
Well then, the NSA is just pointless in my opinion, just another way of spying on us daily..
DissPosted:
Dr-PonyfileMentalist That's what I would say, they could just be spying without us knowing.
They could be spying no one would ever know, But the difference would be why would they want to what would they gain ?.
They'd just be watching people raging over a game, or random arguments/swearing. I don't really see what they'd gain either aha
FalsifiedPosted:
PawnStarsImmerse At first I thought that'd be a little bit creepy being spied on, I just hope that this is true.
That's all we can do, or not use the kinect
At least we're not getting spied on. I won't use the Kinect anyone.
Corn_DogPosted:
Immerse At first I thought that'd be a little bit creepy being spied on, I just hope that this is true.
That's all we can do, or not use the kinect
KatsumiPosted:
Dr-PonyfileMentalist That's what I would say, they could just be spying without us knowing.
They could be spying no one would ever know, But the difference would be why would they want to what would they gain ?.
I guess it would be simply for information gathering purposes and statistics in general. I don't think anything like that will take place though
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