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Home News Sony Patent Uses Biometric Data, Even DNA to Track Users

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Sony Patent Uses Biometric Data, Even DNA to Track Users

Posted on Friday, September 21 @ 10:48:19 Eastern by


Sony, much like any electronic manufacturer, patents all sorts of odds and ends. Some of these patents eventually make their way into products, but some are merely to protect ideas, inventions, and intellectual property. This latest patent filed by Sony, we hope is only the latter.

We've seen heart rate sensors on consoles, and even Kinect offers some sort of facial and body shape recognition. But Sony wants to take it even further by using a number of biometric readings to identify users, including retinal scanning, fingerprint sensors, and even your DNA.

At first the implications seem innocent, using the data to tailor the user experience with things like profiles, or to make recommendations based on a user's interests.

However, the patent goes on to declare how the data could be used to prevent content from being shared with other users, or to thwart hacking, piracy, and the transfer of content should the user decide to sell his or her console in the future.

The most terrifying bit of this information is the fact that this biometric data, possibly your DNA data, would be stored on Sony's servers. And we all know how secure Sony's servers can be.

[PlayStation LifeStyle]
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  • Sourdeez
    Sourdeez
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 10:54 am
    And according to them you belong in jail for a very long time if you make any modifications to the hardware you own.

    Oh wait to them you don't own it. You paid $500 just to use that hardware and store it at your house. Fuck you sony, I used to love the idea of you before you started putting trojans on some of your music cds and trying to put modders in jail.
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 11:13 am
    No. No. No. Why waste your time with this stuff Sony? You make video games. You make TVs. You don't need my DNA.
    0 1
  • Noritama
    Noritama
    Joined: Feb 2012
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 12:24 pm
    One step closer to world domination.
    0 1
  • wildmario
    wildmario
    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 11:52 am
    Sounds like Sony has no damn clue on how to combat piracy and used games.
    0 1
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 12:50 pm
    A more logical use for this would be to have the console identify and greet you, in a sexy voice.

    Also to stop freakin' 8-year-olds from ruining my multiplayer experience.
    0 1
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes
    Joined: May 2008
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 3:53 pm
    Reminds me of Minority Report, where the advertisements identify Tom Cruise as an Asian man after getting his eyes replaced.
    0 1
  • gunseedam
    gunseedam
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 1:07 pm
    Does this mean when someone hacks psn they can track our locations, Ah screw that noise.
    0 1
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 1:31 pm
    I'm more worried about Paypal's new "give us photographic proof of all your personal information" terms.
    0 1
  • xclant
    xclant
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 4:00 pm
    Soon resident evil will be in my blood.....Figuratively and literaly.....

    SONY challenge everything....... (Including ethics).
    0 1
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 4:23 pm
    "SONY challenge everything....... (Including ethics)."

    hahaha, love it. Thumbs up.
    0 2
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome
    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Sep 21st, 2012 at 8:53 pm
    I will pirate the **** out of any company that uses biometrics for DRM.
    0 0

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