Annoying Security Prompts

#1

Post by hold_and_modify » Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 5:25 PM UTC

Annoying Security Prompts
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Re: Annoying Security Prompts

#2

Post by orf » Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 9:23 PM UTC

Why does web conferencing software need to scan for local devices on my network?

That’s the real question. Thanks for giving me the option to deny that request.

Re: Annoying Security Prompts

#3

Post by jiggawatts » Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 9:59 PM UTC

orf wrote: post #2

Why does web conferencing software need to scan for local devices on my network? That’s the real question. Thanks for giving me the option to deny that request.

Meeting room sensing and automatic connections to digital projectors and the like.

Re: Annoying Security Prompts

#4

Post by orf » Fri, Dec 27, 2024, 11:16 PM UTC

jiggawatts wrote: post #3

orf wrote: post #2

Why does web conferencing software need to scan for local devices on my network? That’s the real question. Thanks for giving me the option to deny that request.

Meeting room sensing and automatic connections to digital projectors and the like.

Cool, prompt me when I actually want to use that functionality rather than ask for it wholesale and forever.

Re: Annoying Security Prompts

#5

Post by pxmpxm » Sat, Dec 28, 2024, 12:19 AM UTC

orf wrote: post #4

jiggawatts wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meeting room sensing and automatic connections to digital projectors and the like.

Cool, prompt me when I actually want to use that functionality rather than ask for it wholesale and forever.

But how can we sell all that delicious data, then?