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I just set up passwords on Zoom rooms for a little room automation project I'm building. There's no drawbacks; you can send out a link that includes the password, so nobody gets left out (no matter how technically challenged). And, someone who "stumbles upon" the room can't just get access. All in all, Zoom has done a lot of things right, given the extremely challenging competitive environment they're in.
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Also interesting about that photo: Five of the 25 have portrait-oriented video feeds. Tbh this may make more sense for this kind of thing (shows more of the person rather than more of the space they're in) but I'm thinking about the hardware—am I correct in inferring that those five are zooming from their mobile? Do high-level UK cabinet ministers not have laptops?
I'm speculating, but they might find it more convenient to use a separate device for the video chat? Especially if you're using your laptop a lot during the video call, it's quite convenient to have the chat open elsewhere.
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> Bombing this meeting in particular seems to be in especially bad taste during a pandemic Either that... or it's a way to get high profile attention to blatant security issues in a commonly used business meeting tool where sometimes sensitive information is shared.
Trolling is not a security advisory. If it were intended that way it would be sufficient to hold up a sign saying 'warning, this meeting is not secure'. Instead people are using it abuse others. Stop making excuses for that behavior.
Seriously, if people can troll, they'll troll. It doesn't matter how offended someone else is.
Make it impossible to troll, and guess what happens? No trolls. It's really that simple.
And with systems that apparently world leaders are conducting business with... It really ought to be impossible to troll!
So while it might feel good to get mad at the trolls, you're misdirecting from the actual problem here:
People can dial into unprotected meetings and listen into sensitive conversations that are assumed to be private!
That's scary. Really scary. And we're pretty darn lucky it's just trolling for laughs so far.
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Quarantine does not mean someone is alone. Just that their isolated from most of humanity.
It's not much of a quarantine if he's locked in with all his staff. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/boris-johnson-co... > Johnson, on his doctor’s recommendation, has withdrawn into his chambers for seven days and will forgo all public appearances and in-person group meetings. He will have his food left at the door to his apartment, his aides said. > “He’s self-isolating in his flat,” said his official sp…
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I am out of the loop as to why Zoom is suddenly "blowing up". Even my workplace is using it now. Previously, we were using either Skype, Webex, or Jitsi. What does Zoom offer that the other three doesn't?
It works, the quality is decent, and it doesn't max out 4-8 cores for a simple video call. The others don't work, are Microsoft UI dumpster fires (Skype), or consume vast amounts of CPU (anything WebRTC for some reason).
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It works, the quality is decent, and it doesn't max out 4-8 cores for a simple video call. The others don't work, are Microsoft UI dumpster fires (Skype), or consume vast amounts of CPU (anything WebRTC for some reason).
On Linux (Skylake u-i7) Zoom maxes out my CPU :-(
There seems to be a law that states that all messenger apps must be bloated slow junk and must accumulate cruft over time until they turn to mush.
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It's not much of a quarantine if he's locked in with all his staff. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/boris-johnson-co... > Johnson, on his doctor’s recommendation, has withdrawn into his chambers for seven days and will forgo all public appearances and in-person group meetings. He will have his food left at the door to his apartment, his aides said. > “He’s self-isolating in his flat,” said his official sp…
Quaranteam
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I am out of the loop as to why Zoom is suddenly "blowing up". Even my workplace is using it now. Previously, we were using either Skype, Webex, or Jitsi. What does Zoom offer that the other three doesn't?
My therapist tried a whole bunch of different services with different clients. We first tried doxy.me which is a HIPAA approved tele-medical service. But the quality was HORRIBLE, it was unusable, so she asked me if I would be ok using Skype (since Skype is not encrypted) I said ok (since I need the session more than it being secure). It was fine. Then we tried Zoom next time around. I thought Zoom was better in term…
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> Bombing this meeting in particular seems to be in especially bad taste during a pandemic Either that... or it's a way to get high profile attention to blatant security issues in a commonly used business meeting tool where sometimes sensitive information is shared.
Trolling is not a security advisory. If it were intended that way it would be sufficient to hold up a sign saying 'warning, this meeting is not secure'. Instead people are using it abuse others. Stop making excuses for that behavior.