Spies among us?

[Ahldagor]

Originally Posted by August [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you knew anything about what the culture is actually like @ MSFT you would realize that your tin hat has caught fire. PII (or Personally identifiable information) is at the very forefront of concern when developing ANY feature. The negative press that comes from even the accidental gathering of this data is so devastating that there are entire sections of specs devoted to making sure that we don't log / collect / consume the data - we use it as a pass-thru to whatever is requesting it in most cases.

If you should be worrying about anything, it's the actual games that you're playing that utilize the technology MSFT provides.

If you're worried about XBOX ONE, I'd suggest reading the terms of service and how MSFT can use that data. Trust me, someone WILL read it and they WILL make sure we are abiding by the ToS through wire-sniffers and what-have-you. A big company like that just can't afford to make such a huge blunder with so much scrutiny.

And before you go blabbing about 'secret back doors' you better believe a developer would know of ANY entry point into their code that scoops data. It's just not possible.

Sorry just really hate spew of misinformation.

this makes me question why microsoft would put the technology on the devices in the first place.

[Spitty]

Because, underneath all the ill-use cases and complete freakout paranoia, there's good and useful applications to realtime telemetry.

Location can be used to optimize matchmaking in FPS games, for instance.

Heart-rate increases can be tied to an increase in volume or change in tempo in a background audio track - a game can mimic the actual intensity felt in realtime, furthering the level of immersion experienced.

And the Kinect can track your location in your living room so you can beat the living fuck out of flying fruit.

It's pretty simple, really.

[August]

Originally Posted by Ahldagor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this makes me question why microsoft would put the technology on the devices in the first place.

What Spitty said.

You can extend that logic to almost anything and conclude that nothing is safe and no progress should be made, ever. Then again, we are all playing a 14 year old game.

[Ahldagor]

Originally Posted by August [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What Spitty said.

You can extend that logic to almost anything and conclude that nothing is safe and no progress should be made, ever. Then again, we are all playing a 14 year old game.

i understand what spitty said and agree with it. i just don't see the viability of most of the technology other than as a "look at what we did" marketing type of thing, or as a "we'll help you get immersed more so than ever before."

this gen of consoles is going to suck because of the nintendo wii.

[planeofdreams]

Originally Posted by August [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you knew anything about what the culture is actually like @ MSFT you would realize that your tin hat has caught fire.

August confirmed spy. :P

[Swish]

Originally Posted by August [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If you're worried about XBOX ONE, I'd suggest reading the terms of service and how MSFT can use that data. Trust me, someone WILL read it and they WILL make sure we are abiding by the ToS through wire-sniffers and what-have-you. A big company like that just can't afford to make such a huge blunder with so much scrutiny.

And before you go blabbing about 'secret back doors' you better believe a developer would know of ANY entry point into their code that scoops data. It's just not possible.

Sorry just really hate spew of misinformation.

Riiiight.... you think everyone operates within the confines of legal documentation and smallprint. I'd double check that.

[August]

No, I just understand how software is written and shipped. Just have to call people out who obviously have no clue.

[indiscriminate_hater]

incoming tinfoil hatters

[applesauce25r624]

this might explain all the fuckin bots in random BGs :[

[Lord_Snow]

I see the Xbox One as just giving up your privacy all together at the expense of entertainment