Facebook has reported that pay all those who find flaws in the security of virtual reality goggles Oculus Rift, either in the software development kit (SDK) or the web. The American company has just announced that this peripheral just included in their rewards program.
The multinational Oculus bought last March by a million and a half euros and since then has continued to try to improve. The program reported that the minimum reward is $ 500, about 375 euros, and there is no limit on the maximum. So, at least, you can buy one of these virtual reality glasses for you to enjoy at home. Facebook paid last year a total of 1,130,000 euros in prize money , so it seems that people take it seriously.
At this time, most security failures are in the messaging system Oculus Rift developer or web. This does not make them very different from the social network, such as has explained the engineer of Facebook responsible for these issues Neal Poole.
However, Oculus is the first product hardware company. This new device has a different interface that works with software that has not been tested on a large scale. “Many of the problems of virtual reality goggles Oculus Rift are not in the hardware”, explained Poole. He also added that they would be “very interested and grateful” if people find security problems in the hardware or SDK.
The Facebook development team is well aware of what a slightest mistake you can make to this service, so we have realized that not only need software testing. The challenge is huge, so your goal is to locate at the moment the more mistakes than I can count with the platform.
The truth is that this type of rewards programs is more common in the world of technology than we think. So why not joining the challenge proposed Facebook?
The Oculus Rift development of a virtual reality system has been the most popular tech news in recent years. The project came under fire for having an open method of financing. Prototypes followed, one after the other and implementing improvements. This also got one of the most valuable companies in the world to notice them, Facebook.
But this virtual reality system could not only live video game. A few days ago we saw how a new project could teach medical students to operate a first-person hip through these glasses. However, we do not know if Marc Zuckerberg wants to promote this second use of the device.
Meanwhile, if we can entertain looking for some breach of security of the Rift Oculus.
Facebook will pay you if you find bugs in the safety of virtual reality goggles Oculus Rift
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