Dr. MooseJul 26, 2023

Meta announces always online DRM for all existing and future Quest VR devices

https://lemmy.world/post/2180929

Meta announces always online DRM for all existing and future Quest VR devices - Lemmy.world

The sneakily introduced “Platform Integrity Attestation API” which basically calls home to see whether the user has a valid license to play. This means that to run apps user has to have online connection to perform an integrity test. Whether it’s only a test on launch or continues call home like Denuvo-like DRMs is not yet clear. This could also mean that modified headsets could fail to pass this test essentially closing down the device for modifications that could damage “platform integrity”. Not all details are clear yet but this doesn’t look good. Currently it’s optional and up to app developers to enable it.

Show threadZeek

I haven’t updated my Quest 2 since it got a 120hz patch. Been blocking their servers via Pi-Hole and Oculess.

To all PCVR players, if you want more freedom with your Quest 2 devices you might want to check out Oculess and OculusKiller. github.com/basti564/Oculess - Removes account requirements from Quest 2 devices and disables telemetry/autoupdates. github.com/DevOculus-Meta-Quest/OculusKiller - Nukes the Oculus Dash and goes straight into Steam VR. Been using those for a long while. Fuck Meta and their shitty requirements.

GitHub - basti564/Oculess: Removes account requirements and telemetry from Oculus Quest devices

Removes account requirements and telemetry from Oculus Quest devices - basti564/Oculess

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Show threadAjenJul 26, 2023

I’m also glad I’ve kept my quest isolated from the internet once I enabled dev mode (for oculess). I’ve noticed it tries to connect to IP addresses owned by Meta (according to whois), without any dns queries involved. Your pihole won’t be able to block that… I went a few steps farther and set up a dedicated wifi network that only allows local traffic. Then I set up a http proxy (squid) that only allows connections to certain websites. I mostly use the quest for PCVR though, so the proxy doesn’t get much use.

And thanks for sharing oculuskiller! I’ve been looking for something like that for a while.

Show threadZeekJul 27, 2023
Oh, I didn’t know about that. Gonna try isolating it too.
Show threadNelotsJul 26, 2023
Thanks. I’ll be checking these out later.