Xbox One privacy concerns raised regarding Kinect
According to German federal commissioner for data protection and freedom of information Peter Schaar, Kinect's ability to monitor users even when the console is switched off raises concerns for privacy.
"The Xbox continuously records all sorts of personal information about me," Schaar told De Spiegel. "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."
Meanwhile, Microsoft program manager for Xbox Incubation Jeff Henshaw told CNET that users will be able to switch Kinect off should they wish.
"The system is designed to have Kinect be an integral part of the experience. It's not the case where you'll be able to remove the camera altogether. But you'll be able to put the system in modes where you can be completely secure about the fact that the camera is off and can't see you," Henshaw said.
Kinect will be a mandatory peripheral for the Xbox One. According to a Microsoft exec it "understands the slightest rotation of wrist, shift balance, transfer of motion and when you're exercising it can read your heartbeat."
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MPAAPosted:
CL4PTRAP I would not like some 40 yr old watching me get sweaty on cod :o
It's not just the creepy side of that but the bandwidth issue, do you want this 40 yr old taking up your CoD bandwidth just to monitor you?
SkreamiesPosted:
UFOs why do microsoft want to watch us weird
It's still going to have to be plugged into the Xbox the whole time. That switch will probably mean nothing.
MPAAPosted:
vokal ill just let my two year old run around naked then sue M$ for filming it knowingly ???, on a serious note i bet the communication its sending in the stand by mode is not audio and video stream's, if it is just hold a laser pointer up to the lens or put some electrical tape over the lens and Mic hole.
duct tape over the lens, as for the mic, opening it up and snipping the mic cable would be extremely effective. No valid reason for the kinect to have a mic anyway. Use your Turtle beaches instead, they were always better anyway.
vokalPosted:
ill just let my two year old run around naked then sue M$ for filming it knowingly ???, on a serious note i bet the communication its sending in the stand by mode is not audio and video stream's, if it is just hold a laser pointer up to the lens or put some electrical tape over the lens and Mic hole.
MPAAPosted:
xMaGiiKzhundog just slap your ***** on the camera and take microsoft to court for taking illegal recording of you.
You sir are a genius.
Take a big company like MS to court? yeah okay, let me know how big those legal fees were after you've finished.
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