Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices

Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by donkey-hotei on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:28AM (#24207427)

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.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by na85 on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:58AM (#24207575)

>I work there

An adage about difficulty trying to convince someone whose salary depends on their not being convinced comes to mind...

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by M277 on Thursday August 20, 2020 @04:06PM (#24228202)

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.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by raxxorrax on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @07:54AM (#24209476)

That you are that specific about P2 very clearly tells me that Facebook actually does create shadow profiles. I believe you that P2 isn't the basis of such profiles.

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by smolder on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @09:42AM (#24210256)

It's PII, personally identifiable information, not "P2".

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