UPDATE: Privacy settings
With thanks to the several e-mails, in particular the one out of a dozen that didn't just hurl abuse, we'd like to point out that there IS is way to adjust these privacy settings between everyone, friends only or no-one at all.
The options to change the privacy settings can be accessedby selecting your gamer profile whilst in the Xbox LIVE blade and then editing your profile. Whilst this provides the degree of privacy many users may well want, it is the opinion of the Team HEXUS that these options should be an 'opt-in' option not an 'opt-out'.
Update 2:
Now we have many e-mails from lots of people ranging from derision of this article through to thanking us for raising the issue. It seems that many users didn't realise that all this information was being displayed and were gratefulo to HEXUS for flagging it up.
Several readers wrote in accusing us of over-blowing the whole thing but we stand firm by the belief that this is an option that should be an 'opt in' function rather than an 'opt out'. Several mails questioned just how paranoid someone would have to be to not want this information displayed but this is a matter of personal choice and down to the individual. The article was written to highlight just how much information is displayed by Xbox LIVE which you have to opt out of rather than choose to opt in.
Many see this as a non-issue, something that no-one should be concerend about and that is their choice, which we totally respect, but the article stands as being valid for highlighting an issue which many users, especially those less used to Xbox LIVE, were completely unaware of.
