Trolls break into meetings on Zoom
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Trolls break into meetings on Zoom
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Re: Trolls break into meetings on Zoom
#2They don't implement security by default to gain traction, both the service and the user groups. The expected happened unexpectedly.
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#3I attended a PhD defense yesterday that got zoom bombed. They quickly moved it to an actively managed call and the presenter did a fine job of keeping their composure and getting back on track. Now we're circulating guides about how to set up secure rooms and webinars, so I don't anticipate this will happen again.
Normally I'd wave this off as a childish prank, but both the URL and loading screen prominently indicated the name of a major medical school, and the contents of the presentation were proteins and chemical structures. Bombing this meeting in particular seems to be in especially bad taste during a pandemic.
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#4I think the progression here is "Zoom has privacy concerns" -> "Zoom operates like macOS malware" -> "Zoom gets trolled".
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#5This is like 5th topic about Zoom today.
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#6Zoom has open conferences by default. Even if you host one on your business plan, anyone who has the number can dial into it. You could be paying a shitload of money for that, including their 'Zoom Rooms' where they fit out your meeting room with cameras and mics and their special app... and any fuckwit can dial in if they grab the phone number, which is also a US-based one.
I don't like to join company calls on an anon or personal account but Zoom makes absolutely zero effort to identify who you are and even if you're welcome. Most of the time I drop out and re-join under my corporate account. I cannot force other people to do the same, and their settings UI is insane.
By all accounts, Zoom deserves this intense scrutiny and I hope they take it seriously. All I see them trying to do is get their software on as many machines as possible.
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#7Making fun of people in AA. Beneath contempt.
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#8This is like 5th topic about Zoom today.
When your product goes from being "a videoconferencing tool used in some workplaces" to "the primary way people communicate and gather for personal or professional reasons", it makes sense that there will be a lot of stories about it (good, bad and neutral) in the press.
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#9I attended a PhD defense yesterday that got zoom bombed. They quickly moved it to an actively managed call and the presenter did a fine job of keeping their composure and getting back on track. Now we're circulating guides about how to set up secure rooms and webinars, so I don't anticipate this will happen again. Normally I'd wave this off as a childish prank, but both the URL and loading screen prominently indicate…
This happened to a local political debate I was attending. Disturbing to say the least. It's not hard to defend against as a power-user host, but the default case might be better locked down. Maybe this preference should prominent in account setup.
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#10I think the progression here is "Zoom has privacy concerns" -> "Zoom operates like macOS malware" -> "Zoom gets trolled".
Vigilantes are not helpful.