(incompetence here) Maybe it's like discord, it does the same to display messages like "$username is playing terraria right now"
Discord leaks which apps you're using to other people?
Yeah, I highly recommend disabling it.
Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?
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#22(incompetence here) Maybe it's like discord, it does the same to display messages like "$username is playing terraria right now"
Discord leaks which apps you're using to other people?
So does Steam. It’s... a little creepier when it’s taken beyond “advertise which games you’re playing so your friends can potentially join you”, though.
Re: Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?
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#24If I had to guess it's for screen sharing.
If so that seems like a great place for someone like Apple or Microsoft to offer an API to bolster security and privacy
OS X already requires that the user open Settings and give the app elevated permissions to be able to share the screen.
One can argue about the granularity, but you can’t argue that Apple hasn’t already done something.
Re: Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?
#25> Is there any way to prevent it?
Maybe run it in a chroot?
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
If so that seems like a great place for someone like Apple or Microsoft to offer an API to bolster security and privacy
OS X already requires that the user open Settings and give the app elevated permissions to be able to share the screen. One can argue about the granularity, but you can’t argue that Apple hasn’t already done something.
"Doing something" seems like a really low bar when that "something" is basically useless for the intended use case.
Re: Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?
#28Zoom is basically malware with video chat.
Elaborate please
‘Zoom is malware’: why experts worry about the video conferencing platform
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-tech...
Zoom banned from New York City schools due to privacy and security flaws https://www.fastcompany.com/90486586/zoom-banned-from-new-yo...
Google Told Its Workers That They Can’t Use Zoom On Their Laptops Anymore https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/google-bans...
Elon Musk's SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spacex-zoom-video-commn/e...
Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/zoom-lied-to-use...
Zoom security issues: Here's everything that's gone wrong (so far) https://www.tomsguide.com/news/zoom-security-privacy-woes
Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/31/zoom-at-your-own-risk/
Attackers can use Zoom to steal users’ Windows credentials with no warning https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/04/unpat...
Re: Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
Discord leaks which apps you're using to other people?
So does Steam. It’s... a little creepier when it’s taken beyond “advertise which games you’re playing so your friends can potentially join you”, though.
Are you sure? I think steam only does it for programs launched through it.