Disturbingly, a recently published Microsoft patent reveals the Kinect has the capability to determine exactly when users are viewing ads broadcast by the Xbox through its eye movement tracking. Consistent ad viewers would be granted rewards, according to the patent. Perhaps the feature most worryisome to privacy advocates is the requirement that the Xbox connect to the Internet at least once every 24 hours. Many critics have asserted that Microsoft will follow the lead of other Silicon Valley companies and use their console to gather data about its users, particularly through the Kinect, and collect it through the online connection users can’t avoid. Read more: dailycaller/2013/06/07/new-xbox-by-nsa-partner-microsoft-will-watch-you-247/#ixzz2VZH74jqH
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:44:06 +0000