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Probably goes without saying, but Quest users are obliged to have a Facebook account. So that can't even be qualified with "if they have a Facebook account", the vast majority of users do.

As far as I know, the original workaround of using a developer registered account now requires an invite and it's hard to see that not quietly being dropped at some point and all users requiring a "real" account.

It's a shame looking in from the outside at how good the pricepoint is for the hardware, but can't bring myself to get involved with Meta. Just about the only aspect of a user (they aren't even 'just a user' if they've spent hundreds on Quest and apps, they're a fully blown customer) they aren't collecting data on is their DNA.

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From ~late 2022 onwards, Quest users were no longer obliged to have a Facebook account, but rather a (non social-media) 'Meta account'.

Not defending them. Merely anecdoting that, as one of that small minority who never cultivated a Facebook account, getting and using a Quest unit had no special or far-reaching implications for me or my private information.