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Post by unsub073 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:27 am

I figured some of us have been using this.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/202 ... opularity/
The privacy policy itself, though, seems to be only the tip of the iceberg. An investigation Vice Motherboard published Friday found the Zoom iOS app shared usage data with Facebook—even for users who do not have Facebook accounts. According to Motherboard, Zoom was sending Facebook data showing when the user opened the app, details about the device the app was used on, the time zone and city the user connected from, information about the mobile network the user was connected through, and a unique advertiser number used for tracking a device between apps

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Post by Selym » Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:40 am

Welcome to the Panopticon.

It's frustrating. It's possible to make a good living (and get rich, even) without being sleazy. I guess enough is never enough for some people.

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Post by dnslater » Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:16 am

I hope this gets better exposed. Zoom is about the only company (other than Georgia Pacific) that has been a big winner coming out of this crisis.

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Re: Zoom

Post by jeckyll » Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:00 pm

They're either incompetent or using deceptive practices...
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Re: Zoom

Post by streetracer101 » Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:53 pm

dnslater wrote:
Wed Apr 01, 2020 10:16 am
I hope this gets better exposed. Zoom is about the only company (other than Georgia Pacific) that has been a big winner coming out of this crisis.
Don't forget about these guys:
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