Zoom is compromised

[Raoul Plommer]

https://theintercept.com/2020/04/03/zooms-encryption-is-not-suited-for-secrets-and-has-surprising-links-to-china-researchers-discover/

" In addition to promptly fixing several security issues that were
reported, the company removed an “attendee attention tracker” feature, a
privacy nightmare which let meeting hosts track whether participants had
the Zoom window — or some other app’s window — in focus during a meeting.
It has also invested in new training materials to teach users about the
security features like setting passwords on meetings to avoid Zoom-bombing
<https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic>,
the phenomenon where people disrupt unprotected Zoom meetings."

I'm glad they're fixing the faults but some of these seem like it's going
to take quite a while. I'm no security expert, but some people that I know
have been very concerned over these revelations during the past week. If
there was no "bashing", they probably wouldn't have treated these issues as
priority.

-Raoul

On Fri, 3 Apr 2020 at 11:48, Carlos Afonso <
0000103799ed46a9-dmarc-request at listserv.syr.edu> wrote:

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> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing
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> frt rgds
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> On 27/03/2020 18:53, Raoul Plommer wrote:
> > FYI:
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> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/27/trolls-zoom-privacy-settings-covid-19-lockdown
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