Microsoft: Xbox SmartGlass can be used "to spy on your kids"
As it turns out, the answer is "Yes." The Escapist reports that during a presentation this week at the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft's Rosa Thomas said that she had discovered that Xbox SmartGlass, when connected to the Xbox 360, can also serve as a way to check up on what other people who are playing on the console are doing.
She stated:
So, interesting enough, I was at work, testing my stuff, and I'm looking and I forgot that I had actually connected to my home Xbox, and I got to see what my kids were doing at home. It's a great way to spy on your kids, I'll tell you.
The implications for this feature are that parents who have the app installed on a mobile device could see if their children are playing games that they are not supposed to be playing. Of course, the Xbox 360 already has parental controls built in that can let parents set how much time their children can play games and which games they are allowed to play, based on their ratings.
One funny side effect of this Xbox SmartGlass control is being able to remotely control video streaming services like Netflix. Thomas indicated she got a bit of a laugh by pausing her husband's video on Netflix, which made him think there was something wrong with the app.
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SkylineLegendsPosted:
This is an invasion of privacy. Everyone deserves privacy or nobody does as simple as that.
KTHPosted:
Whirlpool Wow. Spy much parents!???!?!?!
Seeing as smartglass technology has already been put into play... Who knows, they could already be spying on us!
neboPosted:
TTG_NegativeM60MrSick Considering most of their market is kids. This is going to be some method of trying to expand their products to more adults.
Also to keep tabs on what there kids are playing but yeah also what you said
they might even in the feature be able to listen to people talk
that would be cool but strange
-VisionPosted:
M60MrSick Considering most of their market is kids. This is going to be some method of trying to expand their products to more adults.
Also to keep tabs on what there kids are playing but yeah also what you said
they might even in the feature be able to listen to people talk
CearnsyPosted:
MrSick Considering most of their market is kids. This is going to be some method of trying to expand their products to more adults.
Also to keep tabs on what there kids are playing but yeah also what you said
yayPosted:
EstablishMrSick Considering most of their market is kids. This is going to be some method of trying to expand their products to more adults.
Actually, considering that almost all of the games on Xbox, and all of Microsoft's exclusive series (except for Forza), are M rated, I'd say most of their market is adults. This is probably their way of expanding their products to parents.
Exactly, most of the top titles are "for" adults. I use "for" in quotes because there are more kids on M rated games then there are adults on it.
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