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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wPyrexifyPosted:

If you have to have the kenect on all the time ill end up buying the ps4

SkreamiesPosted:

xXopticsXx I really don't get why people even talk about this. Unless 90% of the **** Xbox community is constantly doing something illegal, then Im sure the government has something better to do than watch you play a game.


It's an invasion of privacy. Also pretty sure it's in the terms of service as well.

liamcole123Posted:

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?

wilsooPosted:

xXopticsXx I really don't get why people even talk about this. Unless 90% of the **** Xbox community is constantly doing something illegal, then Im sure the government has something better to do than watch you play a game.


it is not they we are doing something illegal is the idea of someone you don't know watching you, can make people feel uncomfortable

VoyboyPosted:

I really don't get why people even talk about this. Unless 90% of the **** Xbox community is constantly doing something illegal, then Im sure the government has something better to do than watch you play a game.

WoobiePosted:

I hope they stick to their word, I really do.

kal45Posted:

Don't trust any big company, they will throw out our privacy to the government right away when they get threatening by a big lawsuit. The only thing that makes me think sony won't do this is that they are not an American company

kal45Posted:

Jordan355
DeviantModz I will be keeping multiple towels covering my kinect


Are you a terrorist or something?


lol

RuinsPosted:

tuneddown Honestly get over it
You guys are so paranoid
Its not gonna happen so just syop worrying
The kinect is going to be great with the things it can do
And just leave it at that


why would they spy on you playing a game on kinect anyway, what sad cases...

THCv3Posted:

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.


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