Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by TedShiller on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @03:29PM
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Just make a fake FB account exclusively for this purpose. If you're forced to use a FB account at least don't link it to your actual profile. I have a separate fake FB account for every service that requires FB.
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by OkGoDoIt on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:02PM
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This is great advice until Facebook blocks your secondary accounts, which might end up costing you access to any data/saves/content tied to your oculus or whatever linked services. Just look at how much destruction Google causes people and businesses by closing down all of their accounts for even accidental associations with flagged accounts.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by woeirua on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:58PM
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Until they make you download the FB app to use it, and then they get access to everything you do on your phone and follow you around the internet. So sacrifice your privacy, or sacrifice the Oculus. I know which one I'm going to choose.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by alickz on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @06:58AM
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Apps don't have access to everything you do on your phone.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by woeirua on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @11:24AM
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You should really look at what the FB app does have access to...
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by stinky613 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:28PM
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I tried doing that just moments ago and it wouldn't let me proceed without providing a phone number.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by CamperBob2 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:24PM
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Fine, they can have the number of the burner phone that spends its time in my desk drawer with a dead battery, and is used for nothing but jumping through privacy-invading hoops.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by legulere on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:29PM
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Better send it back and ask for a refund. They intentionally broke something they advertised with.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by cdubzzz on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:33PM
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What phone number do you use for each account you create?
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by TedShiller on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:35PM
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You can use the Burner iOS app for a temporary number