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Oculus VR—Required Facebook login for Quest 2 VR headsets, eliminating user anonymity

In September 2020, Meta/Facebook announced Quest 2 would require mandatory Facebook account login with real name policy, eliminating ability to use VR anonymously. Automated verification system falsely banned legitimate users, leaving $300+ devices unusable as 'paperweights.' Policy forced users to link personal Facebook data to VR biometric data. Criticized by EFF and Mozilla Foundation. Meta reversed policy in August 2022 after two years of user backlash, allowing Meta accounts without Facebook connection.

Scoring Impact

TopicDirectionRelevanceContribution
User Privacy-againstprimary-1.00
Overall incident score =-0.750

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.50)

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