NSA-friendly company dubiously claims image shows \u201cfold in the denim\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul Joseph Watson<\/strong><\/p>\n Microsoft has denied that the Kinect camera attached to the new Xbox One can see a user’s genitals, dubiously claiming that video footage which appears to show a man’s penis is merely \u201ca fold in the denim\u201d.<\/p>\n As we reported<\/a> last week, after analyzing a tech demo video of the console Fast Company Design’s Mark Wilson noticed that the Kinect’s new IR camera was so sophisticated that it captured the outline of the user’s penis.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Kinect hardware\/software is now so effective at deciphering the bumps and folds of clothing that it can pinpoint a man’s package down to its pant leg,\u201d wrote Wilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n Microsoft responded to the controversy by claiming that the penis-shaped image was merely a fold in the man’s jeans.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst, if you watch the video you will see that what is being represented here is a fold in the denim,\u201d a Microsoft representative told IGN. \u201cThere is no tech magic going on here and Kinect cannot see through clothing.\u201d<\/p>\n The statement went unquestioned by popular video game website IGN<\/a>, which is not surprising given that the site is plastered in ads for Microsoft’s new console.<\/p>\n Microsoft failed to address Mark Wilson’s revelation of how he saw an outline of his own penis on screen during testing of the Xbox One at Microsoft’s campus in Redmond.<\/p>\n Microsoft hasn’t really proven itself trustworthy when it comes to securing its users privacy. The company was deeply embroiled in the NSA wiretapping scandal<\/a>, allowing the snooping agency backdoor access to spy on users of its services.<\/p>\n The new Xbox One console is packed with an array of other snooping technology that is wide open to abuse by hackers and government agencies.<\/p>\n \u201cThe new generation of Kinect technology in Xbox One can distinguish up to six voices in a room, respond to voice commands, read skeletal movement, muscle force, whether people are looking at or away from the TV and even their heart rates,\u201d reports Advertising Age.<\/a><\/p>\n