A Must For Millions, Zoom Has A Dark Side — And An FBI Warning NPR
Zoomiathan — clever image or trenchant commentary on our willingness to accept Zoom’s privacy-intrusive practices and misleading claims? (see, for example, this summary of issues)
CNET – Here’s a timeline of Zoom’s rapid rise and the security problems that have come to light. “As the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of people to stay home over the past month, Zoom suddenly became the video meeting service of choice: Daily meeting participants on the platform surged from 10 million in December to 200 million in March. With that popularity came Zoom’s privacy risks extending rapidly to massive numbers of people. From built-in attention-tracking features to recent upticks in “Zoombombing” (in which uninvited attendees break into and disrupt meetings with hate-filled or pornographic content), Zoom’s security practices have been drawing more attention — along with at least three lawsuits against the company. Here’s everything we know about the Zoom security saga, and when it happened. If you aren’t familiar with Zoom’s security issues, you can start from the bottom and work your way up to the most recent information. We’ll continue updating this story as more issues and fixes come to light
Scientists think something called “ideal glass,” which may never have existed “in all of cosmic history,” is the key to understanding actual glass, which apparently is a scientific mystery — anyone else reminded of questions regarding “ideal theory” in philosophical discussions of justice?
“I believe in opportunistic utopianism. Crises can provide opportunities for major breakthroughs.” — Philippe Van Parijs (UC Louvain) answers a few questions about economics, social welfare policies, and the coronavirus in The Brussels Times
A “new way of representing and thus acknowledging our extreme uncertainty can lead to serviceable practical advice” — Liam Kofi Bright and Richard Bradley (LSE) on policy, uncertainty, and the pandemic
Washington Post – “Thousands of personal Zoom videos have been left viewable on the open Web, highlighting the privacy risks to millions of Americans as they shift many of their personal interactions to video calls in an age of social distancing.
Talk of who is “naturally” vulnerable to Covid-19 obscures the role various institutions play in making people vulnerable to it — commentary from Shelley Tremain
“The ability to work collaboratively, setting aside your personal academic progress, is occurring right now because it’s a matter of survival” — at least in the sciences (NYT
Working alongside telcos, Microsoft and Google ASD cracks down on offshore coronavirus-exploiting cyber criminals
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has taken a hard stance against offshore cyber criminals that abuse the coronavirus pandemic to target Australian businesses and households for illegitimate gains.