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        <div><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Brain,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">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.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
        
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                    On Sunday, 3 May 2020, 23:19:56 GMT-4, m <snl_m2@mw.net> wrote:
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    <p>Good day,</p>
    <p>Zoom has been very popular, although there have been some news
      stories of privacy issues with Zoom. <br clear="none">
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    <p>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.<br clear="none">
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       A quick search on Zoom and privacy gave these results<br clear="none">
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        <a shape="rect" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8176493/Zoom-sued-sharing-personal-data-millions-users-Facebook.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8176493/Zoom-sued-sharing-personal-data-millions-users-Facebook.html</a></p>
    <p>"...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....'<br clear="none">
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        <a shape="rect" href="https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/zoom-teleconferencing-privacy-concerns/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
https://www.consumerreports.org/video-conferencing-services/zoom-teleconferencing-privacy-concerns/
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      "...Zoom Calls Aren't as Private as You May Think..."<br clear="none">
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      "... 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. ..."</p>
    <p>  <a shape="rect" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zoom-app-personal-data-selling-facebook-lawsuit-alleges/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zoom-app-personal-data-selling-facebook-lawsuit-alleges/</a> 
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          ",,,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.<br clear="none">
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          "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."",,,"<br clear="none">
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      Note the advisory from Firefox on the Zoom plugin:<br clear="none">
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          Preview of Zoom Scheduler<br clear="none">
          Zoom Scheduler by Zoom<br clear="none">
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          Recommended, support FireFox 45+.<br clear="none">
          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.<br clear="none">
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          This is not monitored for security through Mozilla's
      Recommended Extensions program. Make sure you trust it before
      installing.Learn more<br clear="none">
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      Webex  might be another free alternative<br clear="none">
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        <a shape="rect" href="https://www.webex.com/pricing/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.webex.com/pricing/index.html</a>
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          Free features <br clear="none">
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          Up to 100 participants in each meeting<br clear="none">
          (Up from 50)<br clear="none">
          Meet as long as you want<br clear="none">
          (Up from 40 min limit)<br clear="none">
          Call-in for audio<br clear="none">
          (in addition to existing VoIP capabilities)<br clear="none">
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          Unlimited number of meetings<br clear="none">
          Desktop, application, file & whiteboard sharing options<br clear="none">
          Video conferencing features<br clear="none">
          Webex Teams collaboration features<br clear="none">
          Mobile features<br clear="none">
          Security features<br clear="none">
          Online support<br clear="none">
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    Here's another option, free for Club use:<br clear="none">
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      <a shape="rect" href="https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/coronavirus-batc-offers-amateur-radio-clubs-free-streaming-service.697248/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/coronavirus-batc-offers-amateur-radio-clubs-free-streaming-service.697248/</a><br clear="none">
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    <div class="ydpb2c180f9yiv6260305379yqt9992935688" id="ydpb2c180f9yiv6260305379yqt31331"><div class="ydpb2c180f9yiv6260305379moz-cite-prefix">On 04/10/2020 11:11 PM, David Spoelstra
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      <div dir="ltr">We had a peak of 43 people online! Kermit did a
        great presentation and covered a wide range of topics.
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        <div>As I mentioned, watch for news about the next meeting in
          about 2-3 weeks.</div>
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        <div>73,</div>
        <div>-David, N9KT</div>
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