Does Oculus collect camera data?

Camera and audio information: When cameras and microphones are on in MPT Products, we collect: Camera information, including photo and video.

Does Oculus save camera data?

Raw image data of your eyes are stored on your device. We also collect and retain certain data about your interactions with eye tracking (such as tracking quality and the amount of time it takes to detect your eyes) to provide the feature and ensure it works properly.

Does Oculus track everything you do?

Meta stores information about what you do in VR for various purposes, including basic account functionality (like knowing which games you've purchased), and advertising (like showing you an ad in your Facebook feed for Oculus games you recently searched for in your headset).

What information does Oculus collect?

Also information about a user's physical interactions with Oculus is collected, like information about the people, games, content, apps, features, or other experiences a user interacts with, including information collected from content provided by third-party partners.

What does the Oculus camera see?

The headset has 4 infrared cameras on the front of the headset that track the room, controllers and hands. This allows it to do what is called 'room-scale tracking' or positional tracking.

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What information does Oculus Quest 2 collect?

Environmental information and dimensions: We collect information about your physical environment and dimensions when you use a MPT Product. For example, when you set up the Meta Quest Guardian system to alert you when you approach a boundary, we receive information about the play area that you have defined. Learn more.

Can I see what my kid is doing on Oculus?

Tap Parental Supervision. Tap your teen's account. On this screen, you can see your teen's daily VR usage, their friends, and their profile.

Does Oculus record browsing history?

The Oculus Browser on the Oculus Quest 2 keeps a record of every website you visit on its History page. If you don't clear it, people who use your headset after you can see which sites you've been viewing.

Can you see what someone is watching on Oculus?

The best way to find what someone is seeing on their Oculus is by connecting their Oculus to your phone. By doing this, you can cast the things to your phone and can see what they are doing and seeing on their Quest 2.

What are the privacy concerns of VR?

VR headsets can gather so-called biometric data, including “really sensitive, really intimate data about your body posture, your eye gaze, what you're looking at, your pupil dilation, what you're not looking at, your gestures, what you're touching, what you're interacting with, what you're saying, even as specific as ...

Is the Quest 2 spying on you?

However, when it comes to privacy, the risks are quite significant. The Meta Quest 2 is not actively spying on you via the cameras and microphone, but the amount of data that gets collected by this VR headset, both from your Meta account and through your use of the device, is excessive.

What is the controversy with the Quest 2?

Issues. The Meta Quest 2 has not been without controversy, most infamously when Meta added the requirement to sign into the device with a Facebook account, forcing anyone who doesn't have one to sign up. The Quest 2 is certainly a data gathering device and this data will be sent to Meta for advertisers to make use of.

How do I delete device data from Oculus?

You go into your account on the Oculus website. Then there is a drop down menu where you can choose “My devices” and once on that page, you should see each of your devices listed. You want to click the button underneath each device labeled “Delete device data”.

What happens if you delete Oculus data?

When you delete your Oculus information, people won't be able to see it on Oculus, although it may take up to 90 days to make sure that everything is deleted. During that period you won't be able to access your Oculus information. Some of your Oculus information requires you to delete it separately.

Can you hide activity on Oculus?

Open the Oculus mobile app on your device. Tap Menu in the bottom right corner. Tap Settings, then tap Privacy Settings. Tap Hide App Activity and select the app you want to hide activity for.

Can someone watch you play Oculus Quest?

Once your Oculus Quest is running version 10.0 or later, you can initiate casting directly from the headset. You don't need to use your phone to cast your Oculus Quest 2 to a device like a Chromecast with Google TV. Go to the Oculus Quest Home screen on your headset. Select Sharing.

What is the red dot on Oculus Quest?

The red dot in the upper right corner indicates that the device is casting or video recording. To disable those settings, follow the steps below: Navigate to the settings menu on your Meta Quest 2 device.

Is Oculus browser history private?

Like all other modern browsers, the Oculus Quest 2 browser includes a private browsing mode. A private session will not save any browser history; once you've closed all private tabs, all cookies, cached data, and history entries will be destroyed.

Does Oculus save info?

Cloud backup ensures that the save files for the apps and games are backed up online into Oculus' servers. This way these files remain safe and you're free to remove as many apps as you want with their backup being somewhere else.

Why is Oculus not recommended for kids under 13?

Designed for Age 13+

Meta VR Systems are not toys and must not be used by children under 13. Younger children have greater risks of injury and adverse effects than older users. While we know that children under 13 may want to use Meta VR Systems, we do not permit them to create accounts or use Meta VR Systems.

Can parents monitor Oculus?

Tap the link to set up parental supervision. Open up your Oculus app on your phone and tap Menu. Tap Parental Supervision. This takes you to the parental supervision account screen.