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Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by long_time_gone »

micromacrofoot wrote: post #92
long_time_gone wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because of the security and risk implication of not preventing it. Goldman Sachs is both an investment bank and an asset management firm, literally the same company. However, they have clear protocols in place to separate the two sides because otherwise the opportunities for impropriety are too high. I could see a similar argument for separating Facebook and Oculus accounts.

Sure, but Goldman Sachs business model isn't aggregating and selling data. Facebook's is.

No, their businesses are managing money and taking companies public. They're overall revenue would benefit from aligning those businesses, but they aren't allowed to. They are kept separate because of the risks of having them together. The Facebook scenario is a different (but comparable) situation.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by smoldesu »

ldehaan wrote: post #122

Ohsnap am I gonna get my kids one now? No. Hell no. Facebook Is Trash, I'll never give a cent to them on purpose and do my damndest to bring it down, put it down, throw Facebook away whenever I get a chance to educate someone. Im getting the G2 headset baby! If you want to Easily make the world a better place, never give Facebook your money. You don't need to join Greenpeace or sort recycling, just Get Rid Of Faceboo…

Yeah, all those poor people who can't afford ethical headsets can go fuck themselves! I'm getting a fully loaded headset with all my money, I simply can't imagine being unfortunate enough to get locked out of the Metaverse!

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by bni »

darrenf wrote: post #54
supermatt wrote: post #13

Facebook account will become meta account. Oculus will transition to meta account. There will be no difference.

UploadVR asked Andrew Bosworth directly. https://uploadvr.com/quest-2-unlinking-facebook-accounts/ Quote: We asked Bosworth directly if we could unlink and delete our Facebook accounts from Quest and still keep our software purchases, to which he simply replied: “Yup”.

I have an Oculus account with some games that I have never connected to Facebook despite multiple reminders to do so.

Wonder what will happen to it.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by Damogran6 »

Siira wrote: post #123
ncann wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also if you have a Quest that is shared in the family, you don't need to worry about your family members poking around your FB stuffs anymore.

Can Facebook reliably find fake, empty profiles created just for Oculus?

I wouldn’t bet against them. They can tell if you longer on an ad, just by measuring how fast you’re scrolling the feed.

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Post by hellweaver666 »

newhouseb wrote: post #48

Mark's statement was worded carefully in that he stated access would not longer require your _personal_ Facebook account. I interpreted this to mean you'll still need a Facebook account, but it would be through a Facebook for Work account (although I'm not sure if today these are distinct entities).

nah, they'll create a new single sign on service for Meta and you'll be required to have a Meta account (and Facebook and Instagram and WhatsApp will all also require a Meta account).

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by ImPostingOnHN »

wutbrodo wrote: post #129
ImPostingOnHN wrote: post #69

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How many people refer to the Blackwater PMC as "XE" or "Academi" after THEY changed their name following weeks of massively bad PR?

I doubt Facebook's name change is driven by the last few weeks of bad PR. The relevant model seems Google's change to Alphabet, which wasn't driven at all by an attempt to flee the negative associations with their previous name.

I agree Zuckerberg had probably been thinking about it, particularly since Snow Crash is assigned reading for some of his employees.

It seems, though, that the timeline was moved up dramatically to both distract from other Facebook-related news, and to escape from the toxic branding that is Facebook at this point.

Switching to a name which is already a common english word with many uses, seems like an attempt to make future criticism more confusing, as well.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by ryandrake »

playpause wrote: post #58
nixpulvis wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why the fuck do I need to log into my monitor?! it's bad enough the driver demands a running application which tries to sell me shit and pushes me into a place I don't want to be at all. It's literally hijacking my computer.

The Oculus isn’t just a monitor, it’s a complete computer system with its own OS. If you just want a VR headset that is purely a monitor, buy one of those.

I agree with OP for regular wired Oculus devices. They are essentially monitors, and I wouldn't expect to have to have an account in order to use a dumb peripheral. For the Quest, you're right, it's more like a computer system with OS, apps, etc. I'd still rather be able to use it without an account, and only create an account if I wanted to interact with online services like apps and games.

Re: Oculus Quest is removing the Facebook account requirement

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Post by ldehaan »

Someone1234 wrote: post #91
christophergs wrote: post #12

I'll pay the extra money and get the valve index just to avoid doing business with FB

Not wireless, don't care. Glib but true. Wireless Vs. non-wireless is apples vs. oranges, now that I've experienced apples I want apples and Valve is only currently selling oranges. Plus you're comparing a "good enough" $300 device to a superior but cost prohibitive $1K device. I feel like people who compare a Valve Index to a Quest really don't get what makes Quest uniquely good to its audience currently. Nobody is…

Well let's get some edumacation goin here, you can be wireless. Tracking is night and day on a vive vs. fb trash device. Are you really running around with a vr headset on? No, you mostly stay in one area and usually the same one. My vive pro not only has insanely good tracking. The video is amazing and the tracking, you can't say enough good things about it. Vive costs more because it's that much better. So while I'd buy the facebook trash costs less, that's the only reason to get one. Not even imo, fact.
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