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Mozilla researchers have found that going through the privacy policy of Facebook-parent Meta’s newly launched Quest Pro VR headset would take hours.
In Mozilla’s 2022 ‘Privacy Not Incorporated’ guide released on Wednesday, researchers note that big tech companies like Meta, Verizon and Amazon issue lengthy privacy policies for their devices. Some documents run into the tens of thousands of words.
“In fact, to read all of the privacy documents associated with Meta Quest Pro alone, you would need to have at least 14 browser tabs open to understand the 37,700-word document,” Mozilla said.
The documents include Meta’s privacy policies, user protection, hand/face/eye tracking privacy policies, terms of service, data sharing, and more.
Mozilla researchers estimated that it would take about four hours and fifty minutes to fully read the content.
One researcher also flagged the Amazon Echo Dot and Google Pixel Watch for including more than one privacy policy.
Mozilla’s release suggested that the exhausting amount of documentation could be used to quickly get users to agree to all the purported terms for collecting their data and selling it to outside parties.
“Meta Quest Pro brings 16 cameras into your home – and onto your body! – courtesy of a company known for betraying users’ trust and privacy,” the release said.
Retailing at $1,499.99 on the Meta website, as described by the Facebook parent Quest Pro VR headset as its “most advanced yet” So far.
The headset was released on October 25 this year.