Kinect was evaluated for mass surveillance by GCHQ

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Leaked documents have revealed that the UK intelligence agency GCHQ was evaluating the viability of utilizing the Xbox 360's Kinect camera for mass surveillance. This comes on the heels of news that the agency had collected secret webcam images from almost 2 million Yahoo users without consent. According to documents the Yahoo spying program lasted only six months but little seems to have been gained from it.

However, we're concerned about any reports of governments surreptitiously collecting private customer data. That's why in December we initiated a broad effort to expand encryption across our services and are advocating for legal reforms.Microsoft


When asked for comment regarding this matter specifically Microsoft officially stated that they "had not even heard of the program.

How do you feel about a british intelligence agency performing these kinds of acts?

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FN-ZombiePosted:

GibbityTree
Jagermeister
Dorkus I would never leave my kinect plugged in. I always unplug it so I won't have to worry about being recorded.


Oh bro shut up.. most of you are a bunch of little kids commenting just to get your post count up. You guys have no clue about this story other than reading a short article on it.. most of the comments here are "That's why I leave my kinect unplugged or I don't trust the government or this is the reason why I wont get an Xbox One". YEAH RIGHT... Stop worrying about your post count and actually GO READ REAL NEWS.


Thank you!!!! I've been trying to tell these idiots for years.



Couldn't Agree More. Most people do just comment on News just for post counts. Thats the main reason i dont read pass the 3rd comment.

Third_EyePosted:

Jovetic
ImTesta I think it is weird, but I don't do anything weird or illegal in front of my kinect so I am fine with it. Not completely though.


You shouldn't be fine with it. It doesn't matter if you do anything illegal or not, it's not right for your own government to be spying on you without reason.vbbbbbbg


And for people outside of the UK, it's a foreign government. Mass surveillance is ridiculous.

JoveticPosted:

ImTesta I think it is weird, but I don't do anything weird or illegal in front of my kinect so I am fine with it. Not completely though.


You shouldn't be fine with it. It doesn't matter if you do anything illegal or not, it's not right for your own government to be spying on you without reason.vbbbbbbg

TwiiitchyPosted:

I think it is weird, but I don't do anything weird or illegal in front of my kinect so I am fine with it. Not completely though.

YinPosted:

Not surprising at all. Once you find out a country has a spying program that spies on citizens, every camera and microphone that has power and a connection to the internet is a potential spy device. In my personal opinion, it is a sickening thought.

CyimkingPosted:

pooky177
G4S
ext Wow I could just imaging how freaky that will be to find out it happened to you.


Being recorded is seriously creepy, would not like this to happen to me !


Well, I haven't seen any of me on xvids, so I've been safe so far.


-_- it's not like they are going to film you, get the most embarrassing moment, and post it on the internet. Everyone does the same stuff behind close doors.

MidtownPosted:

G4S
ext Wow I could just imaging how freaky that will be to find out it happened to you.


Being recorded is seriously creepy, would not like this to happen to me !


Well, I haven't seen any of me on xvids, so I've been safe so far.

GibbityTreePosted:

Jagermeister
Dorkus I would never leave my kinect plugged in. I always unplug it so I won't have to worry about being recorded.


Oh bro shut up.. most of you are a bunch of little kids commenting just to get your post count up. You guys have no clue about this story other than reading a short article on it.. most of the comments here are "That's why I leave my kinect unplugged or I don't trust the government or this is the reason why I wont get an Xbox One". YEAH RIGHT... Stop worrying about your post count and actually GO READ REAL NEWS.


Thank you!!!! I've been trying to tell these idiots for years.

TitanFallPosted:

lol, here we go start up all the conspiracy theorists up in all honesty i don't understand why people would care unless you are planning to setup a bomb at the queens palace or something then i would understand why you'll be angry. If my government was spying on me i would think that is cool because i must be worth spying on :D

ARealStrugglePosted:

so have they been spying on us??