Wednesday, 31 July 2013

Xbox Kinect may violate proposed “We are watching you” legislation in the U.S.

Matt Maguire
GamePlanet.co.nz
June 24, 2013

Microsoft’s Kinect technology might be in violation of proposed legislation from a pair of US politicians.

Massachusetts Democrat congressman Mike Capuano and North Carolina Republican congressman Walter Jones hope that their bill – titled “We Are Watching You” – will result in companies being forced to notify technology users whenever they are being recorded.

According to their application, the bill is a response to reports that national telecommunications companies are exploring technology for digital video recorders that will record the personal activities of consumers as they watch television from the privacy of their own homes.

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This article was posted: Monday, June 24, 2013 at 10:07 am

Tags: big brother, domestic spying, entertainment, legislation, technology


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