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		CelestialTeapot on Dec 12, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If Logged into Facebook, Oculus VR Data Will Now B... Sure, after spending hundreds of dollars on a device, it only seems fair that the vendor exploit your personal information so that credit companies and anyone willing and able to buy the data can compile a dossier on you.

patrickaljord on Dec 12, 2019 [–]

Facebook does not sell data.

naniwaduni on Dec 12, 2019 | | [–]

Mostly because they find it more profitable to maintain their exclusivity on the data itself and sell only ad placements.

Rebelgecko on Dec 12, 2019 | | | [–]

https://about.fb.com/news/2018/12/facebooks-partners/

pavel_lishin on Dec 12, 2019 | | | [–]

Of course. Why sell it once, when you can keep renting it out forever?

tripzilch on Dec 13, 2019 | | [–]

And when you buy a Photoshop subscription, Adobe doesn't technically sell you software, either.

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