Microsoft contractors listened to you through your Xbox
23 August 2019 |
1:02 pm
A number of contractors hired by Microsoft have come forward to reveal serious privacy issues involving the company’s gaming console. .According to statements obtained by Vice, the contractors were hired to review Xbox audio recordings, including unintentionally recorded conversations.
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