Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by donkey-hotei on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:28AM
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I work there. If "shadow profile" means a profile that's created from PII for a specific person that doesn't have an account on the site, fb doesn't create shadow profiles.
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by na85 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:58AM
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>I work there
An adage about difficulty trying to convince someone whose salary depends on their not being convinced comes to mind...
Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices
by M277 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @04:06PM
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Then how did FB display a lot of info about me, and recommended me all my contact list as friend recommendations when I created an account after not having one for 10+ years?
It's OK to wish to defend your company, but please do not lie; nobody forced you to comment here.
https://theconversation.com/shadow-profiles-facebook-knows-a...
https://www.zdnet.com/article/anger-mounts-after-facebooks-s...
https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/11/17225482/facebook-shadow-...
https://www.cnet.com/news/shadow-profiles-facebook-has-infor...
https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/11/facebook-shadow-profiles-h...
The House Committee interview in the last link (TechCrunch) shows that Zuckerberg does not like to use the "shadow profiles" term, but it's what others use to refer to Facebook's tracking of non-users.