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5/27/2013 12:55:18 PM
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Federal Data Protection Commissioner: Xbox ONE is a monitoring device
[quote]Here at TweakTown, we're bringing you every latest bit of information on the next-gen consoles, as that is going to be the war of all wars for technology in the coming years. We've seen the Xbox One unveiling event, written an article asking just what was Microsoft thinking, and had a massive article reporting that EA's Vice President said that the PS4 and Xbox One are a generation ahead of the fastest gaming PC on the planet.
What can trump all of this? The German government coming out and stating that the Xbox One is a monitoring device. The Federal Data Protection Commissioner for Berlin, Peter Schaar, has said "Under the heading, game device 'Microsoft pushes a monitoring device in the market. The Xbox continuously records all sorts of personal information about me. Reaction rates, my learning or emotional states. The are then processed on an external server, and possibly even passed on to third parties. Whether they will ever deleted, the person can not influence".
This isn't far fetched, as the Xbox One has a camera built-in and is built to capture and recognize the face of its users. Microsoft are pushing the Xbox One as an all-in-one entertainment system, that can be voice and gesture controlled. Consider the fact that the Xbox One can be turned on by a voice command, meaning that the microphone on the Xbox One is always listening, always waiting.[/quote][url=http://www.tweaktown.com/news/30610/german-government-says-the-xbox-one-is-a-monitoring-device/index.html]Source[/url]
Pretty damning stuff considering it's coming from a government official. There are also rumours it is able to do more questionable things than what Microsoft announced. [url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/xbox-one-can-talk-report-6408871]For instance[/url]:[quote]The source claimed that the Xbox One's integrated Kinect camera is capable of scanning a room and using its facial recognition software to detect foreign users. If Kinect detects someone it does not recognize, it then audibly asks this person to identify themselves. Once this is done, the Kinect saves the information to the console, according to the report.[/quote]
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1 ReplyXbox One has to be the biggest flop of all time. I was pissed off at the Xbox to start off with but once they said that you have to pay a fee to play used games, that pushed me over. PS4 or PC FTW!
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"[i]all Cretans are liars.[/i]"
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1 ReplyWhat Foman said is all anyone in this thread needs to know. Anyone who really thinks the X1 is going to turn their living room into an Orwellian nightmare needs to take their tinfoil hat off for a second and have a serious word with themselves. Seriously, this X1 hate is getting to be beyond ridiculous.
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I'm feeling a bit desensitized to new rumors about the Xbox One because this always happens at the launch of new consoles.
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3 RepliesEasy, unplug it in the downtime.
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16 RepliesIf MS wants to watch me walk around the apartment without pants on, who am I to deny them the pleasure?
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Edited by FoMan123: 6/2/2013 9:37:22 AMInteresting article.
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Ninja Fight! *popcorn*
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1 Reply*cough*[i]1984[/i]*cough*
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2 RepliesRelevant.
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1 ReplyITT: Conspiracy theorists. ITT: People not understanding the value of privacy.
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4 Replies>german official talking about an american product >only evidence is video camera and internet connection [i]yeah real orwellian stuff here guys, this is the most legit thing i've seen all day[/i]
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Corporate Police State?
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hory sheet
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Edited by DEZARATH: 5/28/2013 3:54:45 AMYeah, noooo. As in yeah noo that's not going in my house. I have enough problems with being worried about ghosts of dead relatives wandering in let alone some knock off of Hal staring at my shameful acts in the front room.
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Well, MS, have fun creeping on a small dorm full of four dudes.
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I don't even know what to think about this upcoming generation of gaming. I might just bring out the super nintendo, N64, Ps2 and Xbox one (not to be confused with the Xbox One) and just sit this one out.
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This sounds like an extension of CISPA, and last time I checked, it wasn't passed, in fact it was shelved. If I'm wrong, please let me know.
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Turn the Kinect around place smart phone in front of camera play video of people sitting on couch enjoy Or am I doing it wrong? I'm not sure. Principle doesn't really bother so much as practice doesn't.
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Like I said, Big Brother is watching us And on occasion he'll accidentally watch us masturbate
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Edited by Y SO REACH BETA: 5/28/2013 2:57:49 AM"They are then processed on an external server, and possibly even passed on to third parties." Yeah, I can't help but feel a little paranoid about the potential for these devices just because they do this shit all the time. I'm going to move to a country where this stuff is 100% illegal. I want to play video games and they spy on me with their console? Yeah right. -blam!- you Microsoft. I can't believe this. This is absolutely insane. Do they not give a flying -blam!- about people? Nobody wants this. They're -blam!-ing sociopaths that treat people like pawns in a game of chess. Are we really going to wait until it gets worse than this? I'd like to see everyone stop going to work until this is made illegal.
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Enjoy your corporate police state, obamafags
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2 RepliesFirst off, no one's forcing you to buy the Xbox One. Therefore, if it's not mandatory for all people, a government only has "access" (quote unquote) to the information of gamers. Admittedly, the console can be used for (much) more than gaming, but in the end, the owners will be predominately gamers. If that's the case, then I don't see what use the government has with this information. Secondly, who's saying that Microsoft is going to sign the information off to a government? I ask that rhetorically. Not only is this conspiratorial speculation, but it's also assuming that the government is willing to make a large bargain for hardly-worthwhile information. I'm a pretty conservative guy that enjoys his privacy. I don't believe that the government ever has the right to impose on you without reason. That statement is ambiguous enough to be twisted, but most people get the idea: The government is going to have to break some pretty significant laws (e.g. Fourth Amendment) to even have access to this information. If the government ended up having access to Xbox One data (and can exploit it), then I can assure you that we're probably down a pretty irreversible path.
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1 ReplyWhy don't people just put a box in front of the camera during gameplay? Or just not buy the stupid thing?
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3 Replies*slightly,* misleading, no? The kinect is technically a monitoring device! How does it work? BY MONITORING YOU! A camera is a monitoring device. Your phone, AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, is a monitoring device, for it can hear your voice. Besides which, this part is pathetically misleading [quote]using its facial recognition software to detect foreign users. If Kinect detects someone it does not recognize, it then audibly asks this person to identify themselves. Once this is done, the Kinect saves the information to the console[/quote] Implying foreign, as in other races, then stating a potential use, coming from now factual source. It's clearly in no form of formal statement, as it mentions "me," not "a person" or "a consumer." It's a personal thought, not true fact. OP, do shut up :O
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It's okay. [i]I want them to watch.[/i]
