Subj : Re: Zoom anyone?
To   : Daniel
From : Borax Man
Date : Fri May 01 2020 10:10 pm

-=> Daniel wrote to August Abolins <=-

 -=> August Abolins wrote to Wilfred van Velzen <=-

 AA>    "An article in Vice pointed out that the Zoom iOS app shared a
 AA> substantial amount of user data with Facebook, even if the user does
 AA> not have a Facebook account. However, two days after this story was
 AA> published, Zoom removed the code that sent data to Facebook."

 Da> I highly doubt they stopped sending data. It must be a huge financial
 Da> reward for doing so. Today's internet is all about selling analytics
 Da> data. Glad I never jumped into that category because I don't think I
 Da> could live with myself.

 AA> THAT is incredibly unethical in the first place. So, they only stopped
 AA> it when they were outted.

 Da> I'm sure they're still sending the data, but in a more obfuscated
 Da> manner. Instead of sending directly to Facebook, they fetch the data to
 Da> their own servers and batch it from there.

 AA> Pathetic.

 Da> Quite, but this is today's internet. And that's why I still use BBS's
 Da> now more than ever.

 AA> The whole Protonmail article is a big revelation on Zoom and their
 AA> practices.  It even has tips for using it (if you must) better.

 Da> I recall reading somewhere that protonmail's encryption is so advanced
 Da> that it's the only service the NSA hasn't been able to decrypt. I'm too
 Da> lazy to fact check that bit though, so it could be overinflated.

 AA> Happy Zooming - if you dare.

 Da> I really don't think any of those services keep the data private. I'm
 Da> sure they're all guilty.

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Has anyone used Jitsi?  It's a free software alternative to Zoom.  Seems a more
secure one which is better for those with privacy concerns.

My daughters school was using Zoom, but changed to another platform due to
privacy and security concerns.

 
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