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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by kmonsen on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:10PM (#24204944)
Can you? Don't you need a credit card attached?

Still possible but most people will not that far to hide information from facebook.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by softawre on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @10:14AM (#24210556)
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.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by rvnx on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @06:37PM (#24205173)
Same problem with Fitbit and Nest and Google :(
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by sharken on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:32PM (#24206292)
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.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by katbyte on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:58PM (#24206435)
Apple Watch at iOS/apple seem to take privacy at least half serious
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