David_Harrison

I just bought an Xbox One from GameStop Winter Street Boston. Brand new Quantum Break edition. I took it home and imagine my surprise when I found a free copy of Gears Ultimate inside the disc slot with someone else's profile loaded as well!

What kind of shady things go on at GameStop like this? Repackaging used consoles as new? Not testing or wiping returned consoles and then reselling them again? What have you seen happen, and what will corporate let you get away with that the average customer doesn't know?

There's nothing to say I can't email my social security number or credit card information to someone I know, either. But it is common sense that it is a pretty bad idea to do so. This should really be the case for any document or file which contains information that can be used to damage you in the future. Take care before you send the email and use common sense. If you could regret it, don't send it.

This is not the standard to which nude photos should be held though, it seems. Not that I don't appreciate what the OP does to stop this for people who didn't know better, I think the education should be more preventative like online privacy education for the at risk market.

How would you suggest I go about getting it fixed? I'm happy with the XBox and the freebie, but I did encounter problems registering the console with Microsoft for its warranty.

Not sure if you're still here but could you give me your privacy argument? Why your proprietary software over a cloud one? Why not a government run national database, like many other countries do? What makes your product worth $50 over a 1GB flash drive and some text or PDF files, as another commenter mentioned he used? What hospitals or groups have interoperability with your software? Why rely on your format over a simple to read text file that would require no software or interfacing?

Why should Americans be afraid of a national database? What health-specific information could the government use against you if necessary, except perhaps for employment in the government?

And not to sound overly cynical, but why would you put a price like $50 (expensive when other companies who are established are keeping my records online for free, or insurance subsidized) on a piece of software that can save peoples' lives and have such benefits as you describe? Why not free? Where does the money go? What do you suggest your software is worth when my flash drive is damaged in an accident or not with me at all times of the day or night? Your solution is interesting, but I don't quite understand the problem in terms of privacy, nor the convenience in having to always have something with you that could be damaged, the problems of interoperability and the commercialization of something you deem so valuable to our well-being. Sell me on your ethics, your product and the problem it solves.

Edit: I see some money goes to charity, but that doesn't account for everything. It comes across as you wanting to make money from people's health, something that Americans seem to have no problem with, but doesn't seem to fit well with your ideals and goals for your product. Selling it makes it seem superfluous to the grand scheme of things, like an As-Seen-on-TV product, rather than something truly useful and remarkable. Not to discredit your efforts or character, but why bother?

Thanks, I'll give it a go!