NBC News reports on growing concern about the privacy and data collection capabilities of the next generation of video game consoles. With more integration planned between consoles and social networking sites and video chat platforms, including Skype, “consoles are becoming as connected as the other devices we use every day,” the report states. The new systems will also feature motion- and voice-controlled technology used for recognizing users. Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Staff Technologist Seth Schoen said, “Video game consoles pose problems akin to those of mobile phones because users often have very little visibility into what devices are doing and very little control over the software running on the devices.”
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