Microsoft To Ban Offensive Language & Monitor Your Private Account - Sensationalist Headlines

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/03/27/microsoft-ban-offensive-language-xbox-skype-office-account/ You would think after the Facebook scandal that companies would be more transparent and respectful of users private data. Instead they go even further to snoop through your private messages and documents to make sure you're not saying any mean words or having an adult conversation. If this is truly enforced, I can see the majority of the Xbox live population being banned.

Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity). Publicly. So not your private messages... but if you post on a xbox page all about where to find the best bestiality then you can probably expect it to be removed. The terms state that you might be banned OR censored. It's vague, but I doubt they're going to ban you for saying 'fuck'

Fuck off I'll use whatever language I wish cunts thankfully skype is too awful for me to use anyways and xbox is terrible, and there are free alternatives to office, so suck it nerds

Explain to me how the majority of the Xbox live population being banned is a bad thing. There's a reason it has long had a reputation as being such a toxic cesspit. If Microsoft is specifically going to go against the adolescents who scream "nigger faggot" into the mike every time they die, or gloat about raping every girl that talks over voice chat, I'm not going to shed any tears.

Not really related, but I'm sure I heard of someone on XBL getting banned for having gaylord in his username when that was his actual name

Good old Richard Gaywood, from the proud Gaywoods, forced to change his XBL gamertag after a year and a half of Dick Gaywood because someone finally complained. He even offered to show them his driver's license to prove it was legally his name, but Microsoft didn't care.

Year of the Linux desktop when?

"I'm sorry, you've typed 'fuck' 134 times today. Windows 10 will now uninstall itself to make you think about what you've done you horrible, horrible user."

Unfair discrimination against erotic Harry Potter fan-fiction authors.

Sorry this is a christian operating system so no swearing

John Spartan you have been fined one half credit for a violation of the Microsoft Morality Code.

Honestly I'm surprised this is even news if it's not to just try and generate outrage. Not accusing the OP of this, mind you, but I can imagine exactly why stuff like this gets posted around.

Club Penguin didn't die It evolved to a new lifeform. A higher being.

I was thinking the same thing too but I read other articles and it looks like that "OR use the service to ..." means that it could be used privately and still searched. If that is not the case all it takes is a few reports and Microsoft is authorized to search through data on their services. Publicly displaying could be as easy as uploading a YouTube video and you're having a chat through Skype or Xbox party and you use "offensive language". Imagine if you receive a few reports of you swearing and then they rummage through your emails, onedrive, Skype message history, Bing searches, etc.

This isn't entirely true. First, we need to examine Microsoft's definition of "content" The Privacy Statement also describes how Microsoft uses your content, which is your communications with others; postings submitted by you to Microsoft via the Services; and the files, photos, documents, audio, digital works, livestreams and videos that you upload, store, broadcast or share through the Services ("Your Content"). ...And "Services," which is basically literally everything from bing to office 365 to skype to onedrive, and everything else in between. These terms (“Terms”) cover the use of those Microsoft consumer products, websites, and services listed here (the “Services”). Okay, now what about it? Code of Conduct. a. By agreeing to these Terms, you’re agreeing that, when using the Services, you will follow these rules: i. Don’t do anything illegal. ii. Don’t engage in any activity that exploits, harms, or threatens to harm children. iii. Don’t send spam. Spam is unwanted or unsolicited bulk email, postings, contact requests, SMS (text messages), or instant messages. iv. Don’t publicly display or use the Services to share inappropriate content or material (involving, for example, nudity, bestiality, pornography, offensive language, graphic violence, or criminal activity). v. Don’t engage in activity that is fraudulent, false or misleading (e.g., asking for money under false pretenses, impersonating someone else, manipulating the Services to increase play count, or affect rankings, ratings, or comments). vi. Don’t circumvent any restrictions on access to or availability of the Services. vii. Don’t engage in activity that is harmful to you, the Services, or others (e.g., transmitting viruses, stalking, posting terrorist content, communicating hate speech, or advocating violence against others). viii. Don’t infringe upon the rights of others (e.g., unauthorized sharing of copyrighted music or other copyrighted material, resale or other distribution of Bing maps, or photographs). ix. Don’t engage in activity that violates the privacy of others. x. Don’t help others break these rules. So herein lies the rub. Have some sick pics of you and your friends on a toke sesh that you use onedrive or skype to share with your other friends? You've violated A.i and/r A.iv. Skype your internet gf and things get hot and heavy? That's a.iv and possibly a.x. Lazily put all of your music inside a previously-shared onedrive folder? Better hope your friends dont touch those albums, or you're in violation of a.viii and a.x. Et cetera. So the main problem here is that the rules are too "catch-all." This creates a lot of on-paper violators of the code of conduct, which I mean is no big whoop technically, except it opens the door to Microsoft to enact anything that falls under the "enforcement" category... b. Enforcement. If you violate these Terms, we may stop providing Services to you or we may close your Microsoft account. We may also block delivery of a communication (like email, file sharing or instant message) to or from the Services in an effort to enforce these Terms or we may remove or refuse to publish Your Content for any reason. When investigating alleged violations of these Terms, Microsoft reserves the right to review Your Content in order to resolve the issue. However, we cannot monitor the entire Services and make no attempt to do so. So if Microsoft discovers your onedrive album storage that was downloaded, they have free reign to investigate all of "your content" which basically means literally everything they provide as a service. Will this affect anyone? Probably not. I'd guess it's probably just a lawyer committee trying to cover Microsoft's ass more thoroughly, since most of the easily abusable ambiguous rules are wrapped in "Please, please please PLEASE don't break the law." But it certainly opens the door for justification, which isn't cool.