US military caught hacking consoles to watch you?

my news ninjas came across this its all in chinese translation so i could be completely wrong. apparently 200k in R&D funding has gone to the "purchase of used game consoles" for the purpose of data recovery of previous users in order to gather research on them. granted these were purchased everywhere both inside and outside the USA. but this doesnt sit well with me

http://game.sohu.com/content/2012-03-29/20120329151618639.shtml

I doubt it. Are they really gonna fish for information from used game consoles?

If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?BossPerson

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?BossPerson

[QUOTE="BossPerson"]

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?MushroomWig

If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?MushroomWig

Yes because the military has nothing more pressing to worry about than what a bunch socially inept individuals are up to....quick start wrapping your consoles in Tinfoil!...Omni-Slash

Don't joke bro. You heard him. Only HIS news ninjas got this stuff. We're lucky enough that he was willing to share it with us.Wilfred_Owen

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="BossPerson"]That exact attitude is what facilitates the deterioration democracy and liberty.BossPerson

[QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"]Don't joke bro. You heard him. Only HIS news ninjas got this stuff. We're lucky enough that he was willing to share it with us.Omni-Slash

Mole People!Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="BossPerson"][QUOTE="MushroomWig"] We're talking about video game consoles though, if you keep things of a personal nature on a console and then sell it on with the hard drive included then you've only got yourself to blame.MushroomWig

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="BossPerson"]I was referring to the general attitude of "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about"BranKetra

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]Mole People!Wilfred_Owen

More bombs has been thrown at privacy than at terrorists for the last 10 years.

"its all in chinese translation so i could be completely wrong"

Enough said.

lol console sheeps

If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?MushroomWig

this bs is what has led people to this point, so because we have nothing to hide they can invade my privacy all they want like i don't have a right to it?

What possible information are they going to get? That you like to use the rocket launcher instead of the plasma shot gun?

[QUOTE="campzor"]dont care.. they are not going to be watching anything interesting.. i tell you thatAckad

Honestly, if you leave that kind of info on a computer/console when you sell/trade/pawn/whatnot it then you're kinda asking for some sh*t.

What would the get from hacking me? My KD in cod and the random hate mail I get?

[QUOTE="Omni-Slash"]Yes because the military has nothing more pressing to worry about than what a bunch socially inept individuals are up to....quick start wrapping your consoles in Tinfoil!...Wilfred_Owen

I seriously doubt this is true, it would make asbolutely no sense for them to do this and it's Unconstitutional on top of that. Really, what do they want to watch me on my PS3 for? "Oh look he has over 300 kills with the Rocket Lancher in Uncharted 3, that makes him a terrorist, let's get him!?" lol.

Like I said, this all sounds like one massive conspirecy theory, it's too far out there for me to believe. Plus it's just a massive waste of time.

my news ninjas came across this its all in chinese translation so i could be completely wrong. apparently 200k in R&D funding has gone to the "purchase of used game consoles" for the purpose of data recovery of previous users in order to gather research on them. granted these were purchased everywhere both inside and outside the USA. but this doesnt sit well with me

http://game.sohu.com/content/2012-03-29/20120329151618639.shtml

ionusX

If you play the "No Russian" mission in CoD: MW2 more than 5 times, they put you on the Government watch list.

Yes I keep all of my deepest darkest secrets on my consoles...

Your title sucks, selling threads is weak.

Second, they were not caught, if this is even real. If they were trying to hide it there would be classifications all over that form. Nothing to see here, just someone trying to drum up controversy.

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="BossPerson"]I was referring to the general attitude of "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about"BossPerson

Holy hell what are you rambling on about?

I seriously doubt this is true, it would make asbolutely no sense for them to do this and it's Unconstitutional on top of that. Really, what do they want to watch me on my PS3 for? "Oh look he has over 300 kills with the Rocket Lancher in Uncharted 3, that makes him a terrorist, let's get him!?" lol.

Like I said, this all sounds like one massive conspirecy theory, it's too far out there for me to believe. Plus it's just a massive waste of time.

ShadowMoses900

If there were some shread of truth to this my guess would be that they're looking for demographic data for marketing and recruitment purposes.

God forbid they find out my prestige on call of duty.Overlord93

I also hear they want to listen in on conversations in online gaming.

No joke.

Your title sucks, selling threads is weak.

Second, they were not caught, if this is even real. If they were trying to hide it there would be classifications all over that form. Nothing to see here, just someone trying to drum up controversy.

vfibsux

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"]If you've got nothing to hide then what's the problem?BranKetra

It's not yours if you sell it.