Xbox One Kinect functionality sparks privacy concerns

Politician questions how data from always-connected console will be used

Germany’s federal data protection commissioner Peter Schaar has voiced his concerns over privacy on the Xbox One.
Speaking to Spiegel, Peter Schaar questioned whether users would be able to control what information was stored on the console and the new Kinect, sparking privacy concerns over how that data will be handled.

Schaar stated that information, such as his emotional state and reaction rates, would be processed on an external server, and was concerned this could then be passed on to third-parties.
“The Xbox continuously records all sorts of personal information about me,” he said.
“Reaction rates, my learning or emotional states. They are then processed on an external server, and possibly even passed on to third-parties. Whether they will ever be deleted, the person can not influence.”
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