Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by jimmaswell on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:50PM
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$100 doesn't sound worth not having to use a facebook account to me. you can just make a bogus one with no info on it.
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by kmonsen on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:10PM
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Can you? Don't you need a credit card attached?
Still possible but most people will not that far to hide information from facebook.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by softawre on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:14AM
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You need a CC attached to buy stuff on the Oculus store.
I've got 100+ VR games and never bought anything on the Oculus store. Steam games work just as well, and will be easier to use if you ever switch to another VR headset.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by rvnx on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:37PM
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Same problem with Fitbit and Nest and Google :(
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by sharken on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:32PM
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Had settled on getting a Fitbit as my fitness and sleep tracker, but was unaware of the acquisition by Google :/
Given the Oculus/FB fallout here I want to buy somewhere else.
And trusting Garmin seems a bit unlikely, sigh.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by katbyte on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:58PM
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Apple Watch at iOS/apple seem to take privacy at least half serious
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by ericd on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @11:55PM
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I have a general policy of not keeping hardware from known user-hostile companies in my house. They have way more time to worm things I don't want into their hardware than I have time to keep tabs on it, so I just don't.