• Xbox One Kinect could be impacted by proposed privacy bill
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[url]http://www.shacknews.com/article/79823/xbox-one-kinect-could-be-impacted-by-proposed-privacy-bill[/url]
It sounds as if this bill is aimed at making sure that people aren't unwittingly allowing themselves to be subject to surveilance. If so, I don't see any issues as long as it doesn't screw with anonymous data collection like stats and such.
The Anti-Patriot Act?
[quote][b]If[/b]the device is sending data to Microsoft, though, that would mean you would have to agree to an on-screen prompt every time you turn the console on. [/quote] So people are reporting on IFs and rumors?
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;41120695]So people are reporting on IFs and rumors?[/QUOTE] This could be all avoided if they allowed the Kinetic to be unplugged when disabled.
[QUOTE=Fangz;41122235]This could be all avoided if they allowed the Kinetic to be unplugged when disabled.[/QUOTE] They are. The same news release mentioning the removal of the DRM mentioned the disabling of the Kinect.
[QUOTE=Tuskin;41122258]They are. The same news release mentioning the removal of the DRM mentioned the disabling of the Kinect.[/QUOTE]He means actually disconnecting the Kinect. Not just disabling, but not having it plugged up at all.
I got an idea for kinect privacy. Make the Kinect 2 face the wall and cover the microphone with cotton buds.
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