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Re:Homebrew Oculus Rift Eye Tracker by atmosx on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @12:59AM (#7876572)
That's impressive. Raises privacy issues[1] but it's awesome and the possibilities endless.

[1] Would you trust a clear screenshot of your eye which could probably used for identification flying around the internet?

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Re:Homebrew Oculus Rift Eye Tracker by taco_john on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @01:31AM (#7876610)
Hey man, Facebook's gotta put that In-q-tel capital to work!/s

But on a more serious note, isn't shining IR directly into your eyes from such close distances hazardous?

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Re:Homebrew Oculus Rift Eye Tracker by antimatter15 on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @02:04AM (#7876655)
I'm sure the amount of IR light involved is far less than the exposure you get from walking outside on a nice sunny day.
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Re:Homebrew Oculus Rift Eye Tracker by atmosx on Wednesday June 11, 2014 @03:56AM (#7876889)
No idea, could be, could be not. Without any data, making assertions about things we don't understand is dangerous ;-)
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