Oculus nooooooooooooo!

Discussion in 'Unrelated Discussion' started by cwarner7264, March 26, 2014.

Page 5 of 7
  1. Devak

    Devak Post Master General

    Messages:
    1,713
    Likes Received:
    1,080
    It's just a simple tactic: when everyone's aware, tread carefully. In 2 years, when nobody expects it, do your move.

    Also, right now FB has little to add to Oculus. They'll let OR do their thing untill it gets results. THEN they'll give it the FB treatment.
    Devak, March 28, 2014
    #81
  2. knickles

    knickles Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    800
    Likes Received:
    134
    Welp, guess the OR is off limits. Can't risk Zuckerberg using his hardware peripheral to track my sensitive information of: movies watched and games played :rolleyes:
    knickles, March 28, 2014
    #82
    DeadStretch likes this.
  3. Gorbles

    Gorbles Post Master General

    Messages:
    1,832
    Likes Received:
    1,421
    Not as familiar as people need to be with it's use, it seems ;)

    Google are identical. Valve, EA, Microsoft, even web forums like these. They all have data on us. The larger corporations mentioned don't even have to adhere to privacy constraints because they're quite simply too big. They stuff enough in their EULA or ToS to completely avoid any serious repercussions.

    Fun fact. You're not actually protected (nor sure you be) by any American Constitutional Amendment with regards to free speech on a web forum. You void any rights to completely free speech in most ToS' :)

    Also, Jesus, the NSA? Seriously? There's hyperbole and there's being a massive drama queen. The NSA are far, far shadier :D
    Gorbles, March 28, 2014
    #83
  4. cwarner7264

    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

    Messages:
    4,460
    Likes Received:
    5,390
    I used to moderate a UK political party's web forums - I am very familiar with that particularly contentious issue :p
    cwarner7264, March 28, 2014
    #84
    Geers and Gorbles like this.
  5. knickles

    knickles Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    800
    Likes Received:
    134
    How is that even an issue or a surprise? Private websites are clearly not public space.
    knickles, March 28, 2014
    #85
    Devak likes this.
  6. thebigpill

    thebigpill Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    733
    Likes Received:
    85
    Depends on what kind of movies you watch knickles
    thebigpill, March 28, 2014
    #86
  7. knickles

    knickles Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    800
    Likes Received:
    134
    If some FB/NSA tracker wants to get in on that too, he can be my guest :cool:
    knickles, March 28, 2014
    #87
  8. Gorbles

    Gorbles Post Master General

    Messages:
    1,832
    Likes Received:
    1,421
    Define "private website", and explain how Facebook is any different in a legal context, considering they own the site.
    Gorbles, March 28, 2014
    #88
  9. knickles

    knickles Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    800
    Likes Received:
    134
    A website owned by non-governmental legal entities. Facebook is one of them...
    knickles, March 28, 2014
    #89
  10. cwarner7264

    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

    Messages:
    4,460
    Likes Received:
    5,390
    You would be surprised how many people bring "my right to free speech" into forum moderation decisions.
    cwarner7264, March 28, 2014
    #90
    garat likes this.
  11. thebigpill

    thebigpill Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    733
    Likes Received:
    85
    That's just.... wow.
    thebigpill, March 28, 2014
    #91
  12. cwarner7264

    cwarner7264 Moderator Alumni

    Messages:
    4,460
    Likes Received:
    5,390
    Again... politics forum... so sort of to be expected :p
    cwarner7264, March 28, 2014
    #92
  13. sylvesterink

    sylvesterink Active Member

    Messages:
    907
    Likes Received:
    41
    At first, I didn't really care about the OR all that much. It is only somewhat useful in many of today's games. But then, Elite: Dangerous. And suddenly I wanted an OR quite badly. Now . . . now I just hope that Valve does decide to make their VR tech available to the public. If not, I guess I'll just have to stick to my good, old TrackIR. :(
    sylvesterink, March 28, 2014
    #93
  14. irregularprogramming

    irregularprogramming Member

    Messages:
    99
    Likes Received:
    41
    I'd rather deal with Facebook than Naturalpoint. Facebook is clearly the lesser evil there.
    irregularprogramming, March 28, 2014
    #94
  15. sylvesterink

    sylvesterink Active Member

    Messages:
    907
    Likes Received:
    41
    The difference is that I already own a TrackIR unit. (Got it a while back for Arma and flight sims.)
    sylvesterink, March 28, 2014
    #95
  16. bgolus

    bgolus Uber Alumni

    Messages:
    1,481
    Likes Received:
    2,299
    all the datas ... we haz them ...

    Really, if you're concerned with a web site using your personal information, just don't give them that information! Besides, no one really wants to know what you had for breakfast.
    bgolus, March 28, 2014
    #96
    SXX likes this.
  17. mkrater

    mkrater Uber Alumni

    Messages:
    1,349
    Likes Received:
    1,830
    mkrater, March 28, 2014
    #97
  18. hostileparadox

    hostileparadox Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    1,186
    Likes Received:
    151
    hostileparadox, March 28, 2014
    #98
  19. teju__

    teju__ Active Member

    Messages:
    285
    Likes Received:
    71
    I wonder how much the NSA will cost in the end...
    teju__, March 28, 2014
    #99
  20. Geers

    Geers Post Master General

    Messages:
    6,946
    Likes Received:
    6,820
    Eighteen hundred, billion billion.
    Geers, March 29, 2014
    #100
Page 5 of 7

Share This Page