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lnxw48a1: More #FCC vs #Zoom comments: https://mastodon.social/@lrvick/105188012379935706
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 10-Nov-2020 16:05:18 EST
More #FCC vs #Zoom comments: https://mastodon.social/@lrvick/105188012379935706
lnxw48a1: Admitting wrongdoing (or pushing through to a final judgement of wrongdoing) is important because this is intentionally lying to customers, and as a consequence, making customers unknowingly non-compliant with their relevant regulations. Potentially, medical offices that were using #Zoom during the period in question could have faced unexpected lawsuits. Therefore, IMO, a sett https://nu.federati.net/notice/3346078
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 10-Nov-2020 14:07:22 EST
Admitting wrongdoing (or pushing through to a final judgement of wrongdoing) is important because this is intentionally lying to customers, and as a consequence, making customers unknowingly non-compliant with their relevant regulations. Potentially, medical offices that were using #Zoom during the period in question could have faced unexpected lawsuits. Therefore, IMO, a sett…
lnxw48a1: I’m not thrilled with this (or most) such settlements. As the article mentions, customers and users of #Zoom won’t get any compensation. As always, the company admits no wrongdoing. > The settlement is supported by the FTC's Republican majority, but Democrats on the commission objected because the agreement doesn't provide compensation to users. > "Today, the Federal Tra https://nu.federati.net/notice/3346075
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 10-Nov-2020 14:01:31 EST
I’m not thrilled with this (or most) such settlements. As the article mentions, customers and users of #Zoom won’t get any compensation. As always, the company admits no wrongdoing. > The settlement is supported by the FTC's Republican majority, but Democrats on the commission objected because the agreement doesn't provide compensation to users. > "Today, the Federal Tra…
lnxw48a1: #FCC settles with #Zoom over intentionally false E2EE claims. > Zoom has agreed to upgrade its security practices in a tentative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleges that Zoom lied to users for years by claiming it offered end-to-end encryption. > "[S]ince at least 2016, Zoom misled users by touting that it offered 'end-to-end, 256-bit encryption' to se https://nu.federati.net/notice/3346066
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 10-Nov-2020 13:49:59 EST
#FCC settles with #Zoom over intentionally false E2EE claims. > Zoom has agreed to upgrade its security practices in a tentative settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which alleges that Zoom lied to users for years by claiming it offered end-to-end encryption. > "[S]ince at least 2016, Zoom misled users by touting that it offered 'end-to-end, 256-bit encryption' to se…
lnxw48a1: Tried to open a #Zoom conference on Rutabaga, but first it froze the whole thing, then after a forced reboot, I was eventually able to get audio-only. If you don’t install their malware client, you can eventually get a view in browser link (click download the client, then let your browser discard the unwanted software), but you have to cross a hideous ReCaptcha gauntlet first.
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 10-Nov-2020 13:06:14 EST
Tried to open a #Zoom conference on Rutabaga, but first it froze the whole thing, then after a forced reboot, I was eventually able to get audio-only. If you don’t install their malware client, you can eventually get a view in browser link (click download the client, then let your browser discard the unwanted software), but you have to cross a hideous ReCaptcha gauntlet first.
lnxw48a1: One of my sisters is back at school. The students are still doing online work from home, but the teachers are actually in their classrooms. They’re using #Zoom (a class-wide session in the morning and another one in the afternoon) and using some online curriculum in between. The school district’s IT department is overloaded. They’re on “no overtime”, but they aren’ https://nu.federati.net/notice/3329245
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 17-Aug-2020 14:49:55 EDT
One of my sisters is back at school. The students are still doing online work from home, but the teachers are actually in their classrooms. They’re using #Zoom (a class-wide session in the morning and another one in the afternoon) and using some online curriculum in between. The school district’s IT department is overloaded. They’re on “no overtime”, but they aren’…
lnxw48a1: https://hackers.town/@zpojqwfejwfhiunz/104598610147650334 Another #Zoom exploit?
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 29-Jul-2020 14:46:02 EDT
https://hackers.town/@zpojqwfejwfhiunz/104598610147650334 Another #Zoom exploit?
lnxw48a1: Everyone keeps telling me there’s no download needed for #Zoom, but #MSEdge needed a download in order to handle the meeting. (I did not join a previous Zoom meeting my family held in mid-May because it needed a plugin downloaded for #Firefox.) Today, my co-worker S refused to join because of the plugin download for #MSIE 11.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 10-Jul-2020 15:46:49 EDT
Everyone keeps telling me there’s no download needed for #Zoom, but #MSEdge needed a download in order to handle the meeting. (I did not join a previous Zoom meeting my family held in mid-May because it needed a plugin downloaded for #Firefox.) Today, my co-worker S refused to join because of the plugin download for #MSIE 11.
lnxw48a1: My first #Zoom conference. Fortunately, we're not using webcams. They're showing slides.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 10-Jul-2020 13:12:14 EDT
My first #Zoom conference. Fortunately, we're not using webcams. They're showing slides.
lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/270384 [www axios com] . #Zoom closes accounts of US-based #China activists after #Tiananmen square remembrance meeting held on the service.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 10-Jun-2020 17:10:01 EDT
https://nu.federati.net/url/270384 [www axios com] . #Zoom closes accounts of US-based #China activists after #Tiananmen square remembrance meeting held on the service.
lnxw48a1: https://lifehacker.com/you-can-finally-join-zoom-calls-in-firefox-1843262033 [lifehacker com] You can now join #Zoom calls using #Firefox. Well, apparently, you always could, but now audio will work. Also, the meeting organizer must click a button to generate a web link or you’ll be taken to a page telling you to install their desktop program or a browser plugin.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 22-May-2020 13:36:15 EDT
https://lifehacker.com/you-can-finally-join-zoom-calls-in-firefox-1843262033 [lifehacker com] You can now join #Zoom calls using #Firefox. Well, apparently, you always could, but now audio will work. Also, the meeting organizer must click a button to generate a web link or you’ll be taken to a page telling you to install their desktop program or a browser plugin.
lnxw48a1: #NY Attorney General and #Zoom $_NASDAQ[‘ZM’] agree on additional security measures to be integrated into the electronic videoconferencing site. https://nu.federati.net/url/269816 [longisland news12 com]
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 21-May-2020 22:21:17 EDT
#NY Attorney General and #Zoom $_NASDAQ[‘ZM’] agree on additional security measures to be integrated into the electronic videoconferencing site. https://nu.federati.net/url/269816 [longisland news12 com]
lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/269179 [www usatoday com] #Uber lays off 3700 employees via #Zoom conferencing. Is this the equivalent of breaking up via text message? It feels like it, but I do not know how they could have done it better. Did they tell 500-1000 at a time, or sit down and have one-to-one videochats?
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 12-May-2020 01:19:55 EDT
https://nu.federati.net/url/269179 [www usatoday com] #Uber lays off 3700 employees via #Zoom conferencing. Is this the equivalent of breaking up via text message? It feels like it, but I do not know how they could have done it better. Did they tell 500-1000 at a time, or sit down and have one-to-one videochats?
lnxw48a1: While I was on #Wire with #sonTwo and #GS3, some of my siblings had their own videochat on #JitsiMeet with my mom. Apparently, it did not go so well this time, so they went on #Zoom (without my mom). One of my brothers sent me an e-mail where he accused me of brainwashing her against Zoom. I sent a long response. It took me a while to write, so hopefully I got past reacting to https://nu.federati.net/notice/3309760
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 10-May-2020 01:06:18 EDT
While I was on #Wire with #sonTwo and #GS3, some of my siblings had their own videochat on #JitsiMeet with my mom. Apparently, it did not go so well this time, so they went on #Zoom (without my mom). One of my brothers sent me an e-mail where he accused me of brainwashing her against Zoom. I sent a long response. It took me a while to write, so hopefully I got past reacting to…
lnxw48a1: Kenny called me to ask about #Zoom. He has a relative that got invited to a Zoom conference and asked him for advice. Told him to suggest that the meeting needs a password. Also sent him a link to #Jitsi_Meet, in case they want to try that instead.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 08-May-2020 19:03:42 EDT
Kenny called me to ask about #Zoom. He has a relative that got invited to a Zoom conference and asked him for advice. Told him to suggest that the meeting needs a password. Also sent him a link to #Jitsi_Meet, in case they want to try that instead.
lnxw48a1: http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20972 Someone recommending the closure of #Keybase accounts and rotating keys, passwords, and anything else that KB has touched. I probably have not been as vocal about it, but ever since I personally discovered (very early on in KB's existence) that following their default instructions uploaded your #privkey to their server, I have recommend https://nu.federati.net/notice/3308987
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 07-May-2020 12:23:18 EDT
http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20972 Someone recommending the closure of #Keybase accounts and rotating keys, passwords, and anything else that KB has touched. I probably have not been as vocal about it, but ever since I personally discovered (very early on in KB's existence) that following their default instructions uploaded your #privkey to their server, I have recommend…
lnxw48a1: #Zoom buys #Keybase as part of its plan to fix its security flaws. http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20970 [www cnbc com] Not sure that buying Keybase, a company that originally uploaded people's #GPG #privkey by default, is going to add any understanding of security at all. I've avoided them since I discovered they were uploading private keys by default (though I've heard they https://nu.federati.net/notice/3308978
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 07-May-2020 11:45:13 EDT
#Zoom buys #Keybase as part of its plan to fix its security flaws. http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20970 [www cnbc com] Not sure that buying Keybase, a company that originally uploaded people's #GPG #privkey by default, is going to add any understanding of security at all. I've avoided them since I discovered they were uploading private keys by default (though I've heard they…
lnxw48a1: USD$7B? Dang. That's a lot. Is it all from his ownership stake in #Zoom? A lot of times, these guys have 2-3 former ventures which they've sold for big bucks before they reach the billionaire level.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 29-Apr-2020 20:21:45 EDT
USD$7B? Dang. That's a lot. Is it all from his ownership stake in #Zoom? A lot of times, these guys have 2-3 former ventures which they've sold for big bucks before they reach the billionaire level.
lnxw48a1: S is supposed to call today and let me know what the final decision was on the #Zoom doctor visit. Very glad I'm not the patient ... what do you do when the doctor's office wants to do telemedicine over Zoom, but your friend that works in IT says not to do it?
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2020 19:17:39 EDT
S is supposed to call today and let me know what the final decision was on the #Zoom doctor visit. Very glad I'm not the patient ... what do you do when the doctor's office wants to do telemedicine over Zoom, but your friend that works in IT says not to do it?
lnxw48a1: I thought you were replying to http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20867 ... my son is doing tutorials based on some variety of #Ubuntu. My co-worker #S is trying to help someone decide whether to allow the doctor to videochat (via a system called "Zoom") instead of a face to face visit. It seems odd that they could use #Zoom unless they are HIPPA certified. With all the security https://nu.federati.net/notice/3304037
lnxw48a1's status on Thursday, 23-Apr-2020 18:11:19 EDT
I thought you were replying to http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20867 ... my son is doing tutorials based on some variety of #Ubuntu. My co-worker #S is trying to help someone decide whether to allow the doctor to videochat (via a system called "Zoom") instead of a face to face visit. It seems odd that they could use #Zoom unless they are HIPPA certified. With all the security…
lnxw48a1: The brother advocating that we use #Zoom for family #videochats has enlisted another brother to try and persuade family members. Had to send him a summary of my objections ... I considered linking sources, but I figured that would make it too long and too ranty.
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 17-Apr-2020 18:47:03 EDT
The brother advocating that we use #Zoom for family #videochats has enlisted another brother to try and persuade family members. Had to send him a summary of my objections ... I considered linking sources, but I figured that would make it too long and too ranty.
lnxw48a1: http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20705 [www theregister co uk] Yet another reason to wonder whether #Zoom’s management is just ignorant about #privacy and #security, or actively malicious. “End to end” encryption has a specific meaning, namely that messages sent from your device are encrypted until they arrive at your recipients’ devices, so that no one in between, in https://nu.federati.net/notice/3296445
lnxw48a1's status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2020 19:30:12 EDT
http://status.hackerposse.com/url/20705 [www theregister co uk] Yet another reason to wonder whether #Zoom’s management is just ignorant about #privacy and #security, or actively malicious. “End to end” encryption has a specific meaning, namely that messages sent from your device are encrypted until they arrive at your recipients’ devices, so that no one in between, in…
lnxw48a1: US schools banning #Zoom and switching to #MSTeams https://betanews.com/2020/04/05/us-schools-ban-zoom/ [betanews com] due to widespread #harassment (“Zoombombing”) and #security and #privacy issues.
lnxw48a1's status on Monday, 06-Apr-2020 19:29:08 EDT
US schools banning #Zoom and switching to #MSTeams https://betanews.com/2020/04/05/us-schools-ban-zoom/ [betanews com] due to widespread #harassment (“Zoombombing”) and #security and #privacy issues.
lnxw48a1: I don't remember where I saw this link, but here's #Zoom's mea culpa for various security and privacy issues: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 05-Apr-2020 21:44:22 EDT
I don't remember where I saw this link, but here's #Zoom's mea culpa for various security and privacy issues: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/
lnxw48a1: Someone shared another link about #Zoom's privacy failures https://nu.federati.net/url/266820
lnxw48a1's status on Friday, 03-Apr-2020 17:46:56 EDT
Someone shared another link about #Zoom's privacy failures https://nu.federati.net/url/266820
lnxw48a1: https://nu.federati.net/url/266673 Saw this link posted, but it wasn't visible here. Elon Musk bans #Zoom from #SpaceX.
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 01-Apr-2020 22:57:00 EDT
https://nu.federati.net/url/266673 Saw this link posted, but it wasn't visible here. Elon Musk bans #Zoom from #SpaceX.
lnxw48a1: RT @jeroenpraat So be aware folks! Use #Jitsi Meet, #NextCloud Talk or #BigBlueButton instead (in random order) if possible.*#Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption*https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/"… Without end-to-end encryption, Zoom has the technical ability to spy on private video meetings and could be compelled to hand over recordi https://nu.federati.net/notice/3294138
lnxw48a1's status on Wednesday, 01-Apr-2020 16:24:36 EDT
RT @jeroenpraat So be aware folks! Use #Jitsi Meet, #NextCloud Talk or #BigBlueButton instead (in random order) if possible.*#Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption*https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/"… Without end-to-end encryption, Zoom has the technical ability to spy on private video meetings and could be compelled to hand over recordi…
jeroenpraat: So be aware folks! Use #Jitsi Meet, #NextCloud Talk or #BigBlueButton instead (in random order) if possible.*#Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption*https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/"… Without end-to-end encryption, Zoom has the technical ability to spy on private video meetings and could be compelled to hand over recordings of https://todon.nl/@jeroenpraat/103919950428038213
jeroenpraat's status on Tuesday, 31-Mar-2020 18:10:03 EDT
So be aware folks! Use #Jitsi Meet, #NextCloud Talk or #BigBlueButton instead (in random order) if possible.*#Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption*https://theintercept.com/2020/03/31/zoom-meeting-encryption/"… Without end-to-end encryption, Zoom has the technical ability to spy on private video meetings and could be compelled to hand over recordings of…
lnxw48a1: One of my brothers is trying to get a family videochat set up, probably as a repeating thing. I had to tell him that I was not going to use #Zoom, so if they chose that tool, they will be doing it without my participation.
lnxw48a1's status on Sunday, 29-Mar-2020 20:41:04 EDT
One of my brothers is trying to get a family videochat set up, probably as a repeating thing. I had to tell him that I was not going to use #Zoom, so if they chose that tool, they will be doing it without my participation.
lespacedunmatin: !photography : #zoom : http://ur1.ca/96txa
lespacedunmatin's status on Sunday, 06-May-2012 18:26:50 EDT
!photography : #zoom : http://ur1.ca/96txa