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title: "Zoom's conference calling system is the best I've used in terms of…"
date: 2020-03-31
source: facebook
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# Zoom's conference calling system is the best I've used in terms of…

*March 31, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://daringfireball.net/2020/03/regarding_zoom](https://daringfireball.net/2020/03/regarding_zoom){target="_blank"}
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Zoom\'s conference calling system is the best I\'ve used in terms of connection quality and reliability.\
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However, the company has a shady history with respect to installing spyware on their user\'s computers.\
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\"This is a company with a history of playing fast and loose with privacy and security. You may recall last summer, when it came to light that the Mac version of Zoom secretly installed a web server, which remained installed and running even if you deleted the Zoom app from your machine. Shockingly, this enabled a security exploit that allowed hackers to take control of your Mac's camera --- the sort of privacy nightmare scenario that leads folks to tape over their cameras. Zoom called this hidden unremovable-through-normal-means web server a feature, not a bug. The bug was so insidious that Apple had to push a silent MacOS update to remove Zoom's hidden web servers.\"\
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[https://daringfireball.net/2020/03/regarding_zoom](https://daringfireball.net/2020/03/regarding_zoom){target="_blank"}
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