Xbox Kinects Are Allegedly Being Used as Surveillance Cameras

Newark Liberty International Airport has an unexpected new security system: the Xbox Kinect motion controller.

Jason Scott, a video game historian and archivist, tweeted photos from a recent visit to the Newark International airport that shows Kinect devices allegedly being used to monitor the crowds moving through the airport. The sensors are attached to a long arm that extends out over the terminal from hanging monitor screens

TSA is now using Xbox Kinects for surveillance in the Newark airport. Good job tech, slow clap, Microsoft pic.twitter.com/8b2W89huG5

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