Microsoft Contractors Listened in on Children Playing Xbox

Contractors for Microsoft listened in on the audio of Xbox gamers speaking in their homes in order to improve the console’s voice command abilities. One contractor claims most of the recordings they reviewed were children. Motherboard reports that former contractors for Microsoft have revealed that they listened in on Xbox video game players speaking in their homes in order to improve the Xbox console’s voice recognition abilities. Contractors stated that the recordings were only meant to be activated when users said a voice command such as “Xbox” or “Hey Cortana” but often recordings were triggered randomly.-- More...