Kinect:Microsoft pledges to “aggressively challenge” government spying

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Xbox One’s Kinect monitoring tech has had gamers and industry professionals tugging at their collars nervously since it was announced, but Microsoft has stated that it will aggressively challenge any government that uses the device to spy into our homes.

In a statement to The Verge, a Microsoft rep wrote, “Absent a new law, we don’t believe the government has the legal authority to compel us or any other company that makes products with cameras and microphones to start collecting voice and video data.

“We’d aggressively challenge in court any attempts to try and force us to do so.”

The statement follows concerns of Microsoft’s date sharing with the NSA and other government bodies via the US Congress-baked PRISM surveillance initiative.

Microsoft recently explained the nature of its data-sharing, following claims that it has relinquished data from Skype calls, SkyDrive accounts and other services to comply with legal obligations placed on corporations as part of the PRISM strategy.

What do you make of the above? Do you trust Kinect’s monitoring tech? Let us know below.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/23/xbox-one-kinect-microsoft-pledges-to-aggressively-challenge-government-spying/

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WageringPosted:

Glad to hear they're on our side.

MPAAPosted:

They should just allow us to turn it completely off and disconnect it, The MS marketing team is trying to prevent people from leaving their kinect sensor in the original box and being kept in the loft.

Third_EyePosted:

It's cool that they're going to combat this, that is if it is even true. I don't doubt Microsoft, and it'd be spicy to see them head to court against the government. Sounds interesting.

TheYungSwagent Really I Swear To god there really trying to make The Xbox One The Worst Console Ever


How is that in any way related to this article?...

OIIyPosted:

Surely your able to put a piece of paper cellotaped onto the kinect covering the camera lens?

MonokumaPosted:

I'm finding this hard to believe

MaggardoPosted:

Yeah, I doubt Microsoft will do jack about the Government trying to spy on us! :/

WLRPosted:

Really I Swear To god there really trying to make The Xbox One The Worst Console Ever

OmittingCoderPosted:

HAHAHAA Good one MS. Good one. You won't do crap about it.

DopestDope_EvaPosted:

liamcole123
THCv3
DopestDope_Eva Wed aggressively challenge in court any attempts to try and force us to do so.

M$ hand over skype calls, emails and other personal things to NSA. you really expect us to believe that you wont give some sort of data to any government that comes asking? lol ok.

Sorry M$ but im finding it hard to believe that you wont hand over anything to any government when you look at your track record with NSA.


Exactly why you cannot trust them, or any company like this anymore.


I've had enough of people like you guys, why would the government want to watch you play Xbox?


im not saying they want to watch us, they have the ability to watch us and lets be honest, M$ has given private information out. idiot.

Xe_TeamPosted:

Makes sense right?


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