[kictanet] Trolls exploit Zoom privacy settings as app gains popularity

[Ali Hussein]

Guys

Privacy First is the new business model. Zoom has just been sued for not
protecting its users' privacy.

Zoom sued.
<https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6650676387109748736/>

Here's also a report on Privacy First Business Models
<https://digitalfuturesociety.com/reports/business-models-and-solutions-that-reinforce-trust-transparency-and-privacy-among-users-and-between-organisations/>
that KICTANet participated in last year in September. Bottom line?

*You can run a profitable company without a surveillance business model.*

Regards

*Ali Hussein*


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On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:44 PM Judy Okite via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> thank you Grace,
>
> highly appreciated.
>
> Kind Regards,
> *'Chance Favors the prepared mind'* - Louis Pasteur
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 3:53 AM Grace Githaiga via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Listers
>>
>>
>> In the wake of covid 19, many organizations had to ask workers to operate
>> from home. And to keep tabs on work being performed by employees from home,
>> many organizations have embraced zoom meetings. In fact, Zoom has become
>> so popular in the last two weeks. But are you aware that the default
>> settings of the service are configured in the expectation of trust between
>> participants?
>>
>>
>>
>> This means that trolls can wreak havoc. Some zoombombers have used the
>> screen sharing feature to broadcast pornography and violent imagery.
>> Further, security experts have noted the file transfer feature that is
>> switched on by default could be used to spread malware.
>>
>> More info:
>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/27/trolls-zoom-privacy-settings-covid-19-lockdown
>>
>>
>>
>> And in a related article "*Zoom's privacy policy isn't explicit about
>> the data transfer to Facebook at all*", it is reported that the Zoom app *notifies
>> Facebook* when the user opens the app, details on the user's device such
>> as the model, the time zone and city they are connecting from. In addition,
>> which phone carrier they are using, *and a unique advertiser identifier
>> created* by the user's device. This can be used by companies to target a
>> user with advertisements. Read more:
>> https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7e599/zoom-ios-app-sends-data-to-facebook-even-if-you-dont-have-a-facebook-account
>>
>>
>>
>> For those hosting large, public group meetings, it is recommended that
>> hosts change their settings so that only the host can share their screen.
>>
>>
>>
>> Rgds
>>
>> GG
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