Microsoft contractors have been listening to audio captured via Xbox consoles

There have been lots of exposés over the last few weeks about the fact that numerous companies -- including Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon and Google -- have been listening to recordings of interactions between customers and digital assistants. The latest revelation is that Microsoft contractors have been listening to Xbox users. A new report says that contractors working for Microsoft listened to audio clips recorded when Xbox users interacted with Kinect and Cortana on their consoles. See also: Facebook has been paying people to listen to your Messenger conversations Microsoft is at it too: workers are listening to your Skype… [Continue Reading]