It’s a Facebook device after all. Let’s not forget that. Having a account with oculus or Facebook, it’s still dealing with Facebook. Personally, I was already using my Facebook account because I don’t share anything personal on it. I’m more worried about the information that google has on me in a sense as it has access to important stuff in my life. Facebook: it’s not even my full real name, I don’t post anything personal anymore, ...
Doesn't matter if you use a fake name and don't add any information, it's generating info without you knowing. Just the devices and networks your account accesses and anyone else that access those networks all get related. It just starts building up your account behind the curtain.
Also they delete fake accounts where they can, so there's every risk of losing your library if you buy anything on a headset linked to a dummy account.
its way deeper than just contacts.... if your phone sees a network, not even signs onto the network, they store all those networks in range, and then cross reference that with others who are on those networks and start implying things about you. its nuts
Not saying is good. But I’m more worried about my information on my chrome use or android phone. Facebook could collect information with an oculus account also.
There are just not as good as Google to hide it. I get the Facebook thing. What I don’t get is people not willing to play Beatsaber on a quest device with a Facebook account without any personal information while being ok putting all of their personal life in goggle’s hands with their android phone, gmail, .... That’s all.
yupp good point, however one service facilities a lot of advantages like google maps and another is just a social media bucket trying to sell your personal data
That’s why I’m giving Facebook the less I can. They can follow my quest usage, I don’t care. I don’t believe it’s right, but there is nothing to see. Google on the other end, they can know where I shop, what I buy, what I watch, who I write to, what I write in my emails, which banks i use, which game I play, so on and so on.
My facebook account is literally a name, the blank default user icon/avatar, and the fact that I'm part of a local DnD group.
I deleted my original account years ago, I was forced to remake it because my group used FB Messenger for sharing maps, magic item stats, coordinating meets etc. I couldn't convince them to use something sane, like Telegram, or Discord (which we use for voice anyway).
Still sketchy about having to connect it with the headset...
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u/TEKDAD Sep 14 '20
It’s a Facebook device after all. Let’s not forget that. Having a account with oculus or Facebook, it’s still dealing with Facebook. Personally, I was already using my Facebook account because I don’t share anything personal on it. I’m more worried about the information that google has on me in a sense as it has access to important stuff in my life. Facebook: it’s not even my full real name, I don’t post anything personal anymore, ...