Zoom is compromised

[Joly MacFie]

Diplo have put together such a matrix. I am sure they will appreciate any
further input.

https://www.diplomacy.edu/conference-tech-lab



On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 7:43 AM dorothy g <dgdorothydg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Raoul,  All of the major meeting platforms have serious issues. I do
> not believe zoom is more disastrous than the others. It was not obscure,
> tens of millions of people all over the world have been using it for years
> and this is not the first time issues have come up.  I agree that we should
> watch carefully to see if they improve on the existing situation. Please
> point me to independent reviews of Jitsi before I even think about it.  I
> hope security researchers have also looked into it.  Perhaps we should look
> at Houseparty?(Joke)
>
> The fact is that capitalist competition is driving some of the public
> discussion (e.g.competition for software used in schools - general approach
> get them to use it in school and they will never leave) so it is good if we
> stick to objective facts.  Perhaps someone could create a matrix so we
> compare the issues for the various platforms : IBM, Google Open Meetings,
> ClickMeeting, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Citrix Systems,
> Inc. and Cisco Systems.  Kindly note that when I started using it zoom
> was distributed and free (I have never paid for zoom) and even touted as
> open source even though most people would not agree with that claim.   All
> the best and thanks in advance to the brilliant person who will create the
> matrix.
>
> best
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 2:36 AM Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Bruce Schneier isn't exactly flattering them either:
>>
>> https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2020/04/security_and_pr_1.html
>>
>> "That's what we know about Zoom's privacy and security so far. Expect
>> more revelations in the weeks and months to come. The New York Attorney
>> General is investigating
>> <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/30/technology/new-york-attorney-general-zoom-privacy.html>
>>  the company. Security researchers are combing through the software,
>> looking for other things Zoom is doing and not telling anyone about. There
>> are more stories waiting to be discovered.
>>
>> Zoom is a security and privacy disaster
>> <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing>,
>> but until now had managed to avoid public accountability because it was
>> relatively obscure. Now that it's in the spotlight, it's all coming out.
>> (Their 4/1 response to all of this is here
>> <https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/01/a-message-to-our-users/>.) On
>> 4/2, the company said
>> <https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-says-engineers-will-focus-on-security-and-safety-issues>
>>  it would freeze all feature development and focus on security and
>> privacy. Let's see if that's anything more than a PR move.
>>
>> In the meantime, you should either lock Zoom down as best you can, or --
>> better yet -- abandon the platform altogether. Jitsi <https://jitsi.org/>
>>  is a distributed, free, and open-source alternative. Start your meeting
>> here <https://meet.jit.si/>."
>>
>> -Raoul
>>
>> On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 at 21:07, Raoul Plommer <plommer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/02/zoom-technology-security-coronavirus-video-conferencing
>>>>
>>>> frt rgds
>>>>
>>>> --c.a.
>>>>
>>>> =====================
>>>>
>>>> On 27/03/2020 18:53, Raoul Plommer wrote:
>>>> > FYI:
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/27/trolls-zoom-privacy-settings-covid-19-lockdown
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Carlos A. Afonso
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>>>>
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>>>
>
> --
> Dorothy Gordon
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