Peter Schaar, federal commissioner for privacy protection in Germany, is concerned about MS putting a surveillance device under the guise of a toy into living rooms:
SPIEGEL ONLINE: 'Datenschützer: Schaar nennt Xbox One "Überwachungsgerät"'
So far, reactions to the Xbone in the German mainstream media have been very sceptical in general. The reader comments are usually overwhelmingly negative as well.
It seems MS has quite a few obstacles ahead of themselves in European countries. Consumer rights and privacy protection are huge issues over here and I fully expect MS to run into legal trouble when the Xbone hits the market.
SPIEGEL ONLINE: 'Datenschützer: Schaar nennt Xbox One "Überwachungsgerät"'
So far, reactions to the Xbone in the German mainstream media have been very sceptical in general. The reader comments are usually overwhelmingly negative as well.
It seems MS has quite a few obstacles ahead of themselves in European countries. Consumer rights and privacy protection are huge issues over here and I fully expect MS to run into legal trouble when the Xbone hits the market.