I can't comment on "HN's reaction" because I don't tend to put much stock in trying to draw a consensus from HN. However, my recollection is that there was a r

I can't comment on "HN's reaction" because I don't tend to put much stock in trying to draw a consensus from HN. However, my recollection is that there was a reasonably vocal reaction to the privacy implications of Xbox One / Kinect 2 in gaming and tech media, although they mostly related to the timing of the first Snowden leaks. This article is a pretty good example of the media hype around it: http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4526770/will-the-nsa-use-the-xbox-one-to-spy-on-your-family http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/16/4526770/will-the-nsa-use-t... . I think the "always-on" nature was more criticized than the point-cloud/time-of-flight abilities of the camera, but pushback against more and more ways to collect data attached to equipment made by big tech corporations isn't exclusive to Google.