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Microsoft Patent for ACR-Style Monitoring of Games and Software Draws Criticism

A newly surfaced Microsoft patent describing ad-recognition technology applied to consumer software triggers alarm about surveillance and data harvesting.

newest coverage 1d agosummary written 6h ago7 pieces4 likes & upvotes1 comments MastodonRedditHacker News

What to know

  • Microsoft has patented technology that applies automatic content recognition (ACR)—surveillance tech used in TV advertising—to games and software applications.
  • The patent describes capability to monitor and track detailed user behavior within consumer software, raising privacy and surveillance concerns.
  • Online critics frame the patent as emblematic of corporate overreach and commercial exploitation of users.

The dispute No substantive disagreement present in the evidence; criticism is largely unopposed. · positions read across 5 posts and comments

most voices

This represents unacceptable surveillance and corporate overreach that exploits consumers.

  • “To think a human came up with this. Salt of the earth.”

    tchauhan · Mastodon ↗

Microsoft Patent filer

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    “To think a human came up with this. Salt of the earth.”
    — tchauhan, Mastodon user · source
    • tchauhan@mastodon.mit.edu

      To think a human came up with this. Salt of the earth. https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Smwo493IAfw # UsersAreFodder # SiValleyGrift # RentierIncome # Greed # Microsoft

      tchauhan@mastodon.mit.eduMastodon1d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    • COMPU73E@retro.pizza

      when you buy any product made by Microsoft the is the kind of future you may be helping to bring about Microsoft’s Terrifying New Patent | LG-Style ACR for Games & Software

      COMPU73E@retro.pizzaMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • emill1984@101010.pl

      WINCYJ chorych pomyslow # Microsoft .u, WINCYJ! # LinuxCommunity przyjmie kazdego xDDD https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Smwo493IAfw cc @ grymas1000lecia

      emill1984@101010.plMastodon1d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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