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Guru3D.com » News » Is it possible for the NSA to Spy through the Xbox Kinect ?

Is it possible for the NSA to Spy through the Xbox Kinect ?

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 07/17/2013 09:10 AM | source: | 53 comment(s)
Is it possible for the NSA to Spy through the Xbox Kinect ?

Okay here's a new theory. Would it be possible for the NSA to Spy through the Xbox Kinect ? So not unlike Kinect, Skype had assured its users that "wiretaps were technically impossible" the company explained  in 2008. And four years later, when hackers accused Skype owner Microsoft of changing the service's backend to facilitate government eavesdropping, the company categorically denied the accusations. Now, it seems like the company could have been lying, or at least had quietly changed its mind. 

Mind you, Microsoft is also denying last Thursday's Guardian report, but the denial is a lot less clear-cut. The company disavows having providing "blanket or direct access" to Skype, but doesn't deny that it provides Skype video or audio to the government upon request. So even if we(consumers) take Microsoft's word that the Kinect doesn't currently upload private conversations to remote servers, can anyone trust that Microsoft won't change that in a future software update?

The Verge on this: You close a laptop when you're not using it. Your phone faces the inside of a pocket, a purse, or lies flat on a table. But the Microsoft Kinect, an always-on camera that will come with every new Xbox One game console, gets a perfect view of your living room. It's always listening for voice commands, even when you turn the Xbox off. It can even read your heartbeat with the right software.

Microsoft says it doesn't plan to abuse that power, and claims it couldn't even if it tried. The company told us that the Kinect's cameras and microphones aren't actually recording or transmitting any audio or video data back to Microsoft's servers without the user's explicit consent, and all ambiently collected data is anonymized. While some voice commands are processed at Microsoft's servers, they're converted to text before they ever leave the machine, and biometric data is translated into numerical values that simply indicate, say, where a player's limbs are during online multiplayer games.







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boodikon
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#4621843 Posted on: 07/18/2013 01:54 PM
This planet getting so fuxexd up, bring forth the guillotine.

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#4621921 Posted on: 07/18/2013 03:50 PM
About the Cellphone thing. They claim that they are only checking for keywords in text messages and maybe in other things so they can act accordingly if some one is making a terroristic threat against someone. But who knows what else they are collecting from our cell phones.

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#4621950 Posted on: 07/18/2013 04:31 PM
Grow some balls dude, ignoring the problem does not make it go away. Do you want a future for you children in which they can live freely? That's why I'm concerned. It's not just emails. They listen to your phone calls, skype calls, what websites you visit etc. They use this system to gather evidence against you so they can extract money from you. This is not freedom, this is slavery, a modern hi-tech slavery. As long as you do what they say and work to pay taxes then you are free? Think about it.


And what is going to be done about it? Nothing, that's what. So stop worrying about it and get on with your life, you will change nothing.

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#4622044 Posted on: 07/18/2013 06:16 PM
About the Cellphone thing. They claim that they are only checking for keywords in text messages and maybe in other things so they can act accordingly if some one is making a terroristic threat against someone. But who knows what else they are collecting from our cell phones.


They also admitted to collecting call data so they know who you're calling and who's calling you.

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#4622332 Posted on: 07/19/2013 03:37 AM
And what is going to be done about it? Nothing, that's what. So stop worrying about it and get on with your life, you will change nothing.


The Nazi's and other Totalitarian regimes loved Role Model Citizens like you. It's all about you and yours and you don't care about the rights of others.

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