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Xbox One Violating our Privacy?

945 views · started by frankyyyyyyyyyyyy ·
#1
Xbox One Violating our Privacy?
frankyyyyyyyyyyyy wrote:

Something I truly dislike though is the Kinect accessory. A feature that was highlighted was the ability to turn the console on merely by saying the words 'Xbox, on', this means that the whole console, or at least the Kinect device, is always on. Which also means that it is always watching, always listening, 24/7. Hope Microsoft is ready to see what this 18 year old does at night after a long, stressful day at school :eyelashes: Teeehee


How do you guys feel about this? I've heard mixed thoughts ranging from IDGAF to the whole 1st Amendment Rights spiel. Either way, I said it once and I'll say it again: Hope Microsoft is ready to see what this 18 year old does at night after a long, stressful day at school c:
#2
Unplug your xbox one when you aren't using it. Problem solved.
#3
solution: don't buy one
#4
frankyyyyyyyyyyyy wrote:
How do you guys feel about this? I've heard mixed thoughts ranging from IDGAF to the whole 1st Amendment Rights spiel. Either way, I said it once and I'll say it again: Hope Microsoft is ready to see what this 18 year old does at night after a long, stressful day at school c:


What they're doing has nothing to do with the 1st Amendment at all.
This is your First Amendment:

The Constitution wrote:
The Bill of Rights in the National Archives

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances


This is why they are spying on "persons of interest":
Patriot Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Unplug it or turn off your wifi at night. Boom, headshot. Problem solved.
#5
lol definitely not unconstitutional, but I think they are shooting themselves in the foot. Especially with this NSA hype. I think this killed a huge chunk of their consumer base. And, well, it was well deserved.
#6
GAMEchief wrote:
lol definitely not unconstitutional, but I think they are shooting themselves in the foot. Especially with this NSA hype. I think this killed a huge chunk of their consumer base. And, well, it was well deserved.


I agree.

It's basically coming down to Sony dominating the console world this generation because of something like this. No one is gonna buy an Xbox One due to all of the bullshit that goes along with it. PS4, despite the controller, which people need to chill about, is going to run everything just like they did with the original PS.
#7
Souleater wrote:
I agree.

It's basically coming down to Sony dominating the console world this generation because of something like this. No one is gonna buy an Xbox One due to all of the bullshit that goes along with it. PS4, despite the controller, which people need to chill about, is going to run everything just like they did with the original PS.


Pretty much.
I don't think that the voice recognition is active when the One is powered down. I'd guess there is a "hibernate" feature that let's you keep voice commands on while the One is "off". Even if the Kinect is on, it'd need more processing pow than it has to function autonomously. Maybe there will be new ones that do this but the current one's definitely need something besides themselves to work.
#8
Just dont buy it