Xbox One

For one, it is not hardwired into every wall in your house/every building you enter. There are no thought police on the other end of it (the thought police were able to read your minds at any time if they wanted to so you had to be very careful what you said or thought or did). For a third I don't think it's meaning is to keep watch on you at all times and record what you are doing for Microsoft to see. I know there are some companies like Target that use their video surveillance systems to gain information on people and what they buy and their habits and more than likely that will be the ultimate function of the Kinect 2.0 if it is in fact it's function. Microsoft can make more money out of knowing what you want and selling it to you through a box than through national advertisements probably. The microphone and heat signature part of it does bother me because these things can be hacked/Mirosoft can use them for whatever they want really.

Mind you it is all optional too. You don't have to buy the Xbox One. I thought Microsoft had gone too far in violating privacy laws beforehand with the original Kinect (when it was an option too) but now this seems like a direct violation of all privacy laws if you choose to buy the Xbox One. It will know what you saw and what you do whether or not you want it too. I suggest for those of you who want to buy one get yourselves some sort of tinfoil reflective blanket (they do make them) to prevent heat signatures from being picked up when you are done playing. Maybe making your own soundproof box to place it in after too would be a good idea. Heck, maybe somebody can make some money off these ideas...or maybe I've just over-thinking it and nothing will probably happen to you if you buy an Xbox One at all so long as you don't talk about plotting a terrorist attack or a drug deal in your living room.

This is a test more than anything; they are seeing if we are comfortable with this sort of invasion of privacy. You are correct, this is not hardwired into every home. This isn't. The next one, or the one after that, or the one after that, maybe that one WILL be. What then? Will you still be OK with it? And, yes, it is meant to record what you are doing, they have already patented several features specifically designed for that sort of thing. This is just a step, I'm talking about the logical conclusion to the process; this just makes the future look even more grim, to me.