Sen Franken presses for privacy info on Oculus Rift

Sen Al Franken (D-MN) is pressing the company Oculus VR to answer more questions about its collection and sharing of information gathered from customers who purchase its virtual reality headset. Sen Franken's questions come just a week after the Oculus Rift virtual reality setup began shipping to homes.

In his letter to the company's CEO, Sen Franken asked how and why it shares information about customers' location and physical movements. He also asked which companies Oculus, which is owned by Facebook, sells anatomized data to and what kind of privacy protections the company has in place. "I believe Americans have a fundamental right to privacy, and that right includes an individual’s access to information about what data are being collected about them, how the data are being treated, and with whom the data are being shared," he said in his letter. "As virtual reality technology evolves, I ask that you provide more information on Rift and how Oculus is addressing issues of privacy and security." The senator called the technology an "exciting development" and asked the company to respond by May 13.