Ask HN: How `private` will the Oculus Quest be?

6 pointsrayvy7y ago1 comments

So Facebook is launching its Oculus Quest this spring.

I absolutely loathe Facebook, its leadership (or lack thereof), and its products. But I'm absolutely thrilled to get a Quest when they're released.

Question is: Do you think the Quest will just be another Facebook personal data-hogging tool? Or will this product be different?

Obviously if it's the former, I plan to abstain from buying.

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altairiumblue7y ago

Why would it be private?

At this point this isn't just a cynical position, it has to be your default if you've watched the privacy problems that every single facebook product has had in the past and is still having at the moment. Why would a company that is still breaking a number of ethical and legal norms suddenly decide to abide by any reasonable principles of decency? If information about your device and actions on a social platform is worth billions, what's the worth of full access to people's sensory information and behaviour?

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