[IRCNews] Thanks for attending the meeting tonight!

[David Spoelstra]

Bill-

I didn't see this when you sent it because it went into my SPAM folder. It
went there because it is SPAM! It was marked as SPAM because this has been
sent to every mail list on the planet. It is NOT from Jimmy Merry (look at
the email address it was sent from). Jimmy's two email addresses are:
inarrl.sm.kc9rpx at gmail.com and kc9rpx at gmail.com. This email came from
snl_m2 at mw.net.

Additionally, since the news reported some Zoom "security" issues, Zoom has
gone through THREE major security updates and is now approved for use with
the US government and many large companies such as Disney and Amazon. I
know this because the EVP of Technology for Disney was on a Zoom call with
me Sunday and stated so much to my whole Siggraph team and several of the
Amazon technical people chimed in and said it was re-evaluated and approved
for use at Amazon.

It unfortunately got on the IRC reflector because we removed some controls
so that anyone could post.

-David

On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 2:33 PM william kennedy <wy9t at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Brain,
>
> Pretty sure you saw this from Jimmy Merry, but apparently Zoom does have
> security issues and he's seem to be recommending not to use it, but to use
> other alternatives (he lists them below). Pretty interesting.
>
>
>
> On Sunday, 3 May 2020, 23:19:56 GMT-4, m <snl_m2 at mw.net> wrote:
>
>
> Good day,
>
> Zoom has been very popular, although there have been some news stories of
> privacy issues with Zoom.
>
> Possibly there are some other options for the club to consider, including
> at the end of the message, couple of free options, including one for club
> use from QRZ.
>
>
> --------------------------- Forwarded Message ---------------------------
>  A quick search on Zoom and privacy gave these results
>
>
> https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8176493/Zoom-sued-sharing-personal-data-millions-users-Facebook.html
>
> "...As a result, the Florida resident stated that he and other users have
> been left 'vulnerable to voter fraud, medical fraud, phishing and other
> identity-based harms. But most importantly the ability to de-anonymize and
> analyze user data allows parties to personally and psychologically target
> Zoom customers with great precision....'
>
>
> https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/zoom-teleconferencing-privacy-concerns/
>
>
> "...Zoom Calls Aren't as Private as You May Think..."
>
> "... Could your instant messages and videos be used to target advertising
> campaigns or develop a facial recognition algorithm, like videos collected
> by other tech companies? That's probably not what people are expecting when
> they contact a therapist, hold a business meeting, or have a job interview
> using Zoom. ..."
>
>
> https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zoom-app-personal-data-selling-facebook-lawsuit-alleges/
>
>
>     ",,,Zoom's software reported to Facebook whenever a Zoom user logged
> on for a conference call, a lawsuit filed Monday stated. After a user
> logged on, Zoom gave Facebook the person's customer information, including
> what device a person used to access Zoom, the device's model and the
> device's unique advertising identifier.
>
>     "The unique advertising identifier allows companies to target the user
> with advertisements," the lawsuit states. "This information is sent to
> Facebook by Zoom regardless of whether the user has an account with
> Facebook."",,,"
>
> Note the advisory from Firefox on the Zoom plugin:
>
>     Preview of Zoom Scheduler
>     Zoom Scheduler by Zoom
>
>     Recommended, support FireFox 45+.
>     The Zoom Firefox Extension allows participants to schedule Zoom cloud
> meetings directly from Google Calendar. you can start an instant meeting or
> schedule a future meeting via a button.
>
>     This is not monitored for security through Mozilla's Recommended
> Extensions program. Make sure you trust it before installing.Learn more
>
> Webex  might be another free alternative
>
>   https://www.webex.com/pricing/index.html
>
>     Free features
>
>     Up to 100 participants in each meeting
>     (Up from 50)
>     Meet as long as you want
>     (Up from 40 min limit)
>     Call-in for audio
>     (in addition to existing VoIP capabilities)
>     [plans_5.png]
>     Unlimited number of meetings
>     Desktop, application, file & whiteboard sharing options
>     Video conferencing features
>     Webex Teams collaboration features
>     Mobile features
>     Security features
>     Online support
>
> Here's another option, free for Club use:
>
>
>
> https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/coronavirus-batc-offers-amateur-radio-clubs-free-streaming-service.697248/
> --
>
> On 04/10/2020 11:11 PM, David Spoelstra wrote:
>
> We had a peak of 43 people online! Kermit did a great presentation and
> covered a wide range of topics.
>
> As I mentioned, watch for news about the next meeting in about 2-3 weeks.
>
> 73,
> -David, N9KT
>
>
>
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