"...In other words, if a person were to watch a certain program or series of videos, the system in question could track that and reward the viewer for doing so."
I'm sure that, if implemented, people will still cheat the system by leaving their units and TVs on. That would probably lead to Microsoft quietly updating their Xbone Kinect software to track the eyes and heartbeats of customers to make sure they're in the same room, watching the TV screen.
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Hell, I've been waiting for years for stuff like DVD players and toasters that required webcams in order to work. Even better if it has 1080p resolution and phoned home every 24 hours. It's about damn time!
No, I'm just being paranoid. Having your picture taken without explicit permission? That will never happen of course [http://www.dancecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118&pagenumber]. And the always-on Kinect will never get hacked. How could it? It's not as if Microsoft rushes the design and construction of their own hardware [http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/02/26/new-info-on-360-death-rate-study]. Their stuff is all solidly planned out [http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/the-top-five-reasons-why-windows-vista-failed/10303], and their products are extremely secure [http://www.tomshardware.com/news/AV-TEST-Certification-Security-Essentials-Double-Failure-0-Day,20524.html]. And the fears about games requiring internet connections are overblown. Years from now, Microsoft will support their hardware [http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/14/microsoft-reportedly-kills-off-zune-hardware-will-focus-on-soft/]. They wouldn't abandon their customers [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/06/four-reasons-why-microsofts-kin-phone-failed/]. And, while they might openly consider selling your very personal data [http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/15/microsoft-exec-caught-in-privacy-snafu-says-kinect-might-tailor/], and maybe even apply for patents for the sale of such data [http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/31/microsoft-envisions-invasive-approach-to-targeted-advertising/], they
probably promise to never, ever do that. Microsoft cares about our concerns [http://news.yahoo.com/microsoft-exec-resigns-telling-users-deal-regarding-always-200558619.html].
And even if they don't really care, they can just hide it in the EULA [http://www.techspot.com/news/48784-updated-microsoft-eula-prohibits-class-action-lawsuits.html].
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Blink once if you accept the terms of use for Xbox One with mandatory Kinect.
Thank you.
