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Microsoft Plays 'Big Brother' With Xbox Live
Steve from Hexus writes "HEXUS.gaming reports that Microsoft's XBox LIVE on the XBox 360 is giving away far more information than is necessary. From the article: 'When we first realised the extent and detail of information that was being shared with other Xbox Live users, we did a bit of investigating. With the boss on the other end of the phone, I skipped about through my Xbox 360's functions, each time challenging the boss to tell me what I was doing. Using Media Connect, he told me just a few seconds after I had started that I was viewing pictures... then playing music... then on the Xbox 360 Dashboard and then that I was in Xbox Live Marketplace looking for something to download. The sad thing is, he was right every time!' This information isn't confined to people on your friends list either."
How does it alienate or screw the customer at all? It doesn't. Yeah, they may make money off of you, that's what businesses do. But if it's not hurting you, what the fuck do you care?
Oh, that's right, it's Microsoft.
That is a terrible analogy. You are breaking the law by stealing their product. In this case, no laws are being broken nor is anyone being hurt.
Try again, troll.