<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Some of the recent posts point to deficiencies with zoom. And the weather has suspended yardwork and I have been watching more than the usual amount of YouTube. This got me to thinking that about other groups I belong to that have been happily using zoom with no worries. <br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">So I drafted an email to send to "other groups". It is posted below for your comments. Did I miss a major point? Am I being overly worried? Are there better references? Should I just go for a long walk with my umbrella?<br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><blockquote><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">
The club has been using Zoom in place of physical meetings. Good idea with Covid19, but it has its own of issues.</div>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Despite reassurances
form the company, Zoom is not really secure.
</p><a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/move-fast-roll-your-own-crypto-a-quick-look-at-the-confidentiality-of-zoom-meetings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="">https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/move-fast-roll-your-own-crypto-a-quick-look-at-the-confidentiality-of-zoom-meetings/</a><div><br></div><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">IMHO, any company
with a significant presence in China is a potential security problem.
China openly uses every means available to monitor peoples
activities. Zoom has some of its servers in China.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">So what? We're in
the US. Many zoom events are alternatives to meetings that would be
open to the public. More attendees would be a good thing.
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">There are growing
incidents of "zoom bombing". The following URL from the FBI refers to online school classes being interrupted by weird people.
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><a href="https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/boston/news/press-releases/fbi-warns-of-teleconferencing-and-online-classroom-hijacking-during-covid-19-pandemic</a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Then I found this
video, "Why Privacy Matters".</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSlowAhvUk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcSlowAhvUk</a>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">I'm not planning to
rob a bank, set off a bomb or other bad things. Why should I be
concerned about privacy?
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%">Because many groups
believe that "any" thinking contrary to their agenda is
"bad". These groups range from sick individuals to foreign
governments. They use a variety of tactics from bullying to shaming
to spreading false information. Not to mention commercial
interests with targeted advertising.
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