Zoom is getting 20x the daily usage it was getting previously, which means it’s getting attention from a lot of people, including security researchers. This is not a bad thing, of course, but don’t panic over what they find just yet.

Links:

Response to Research From University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab  - Zoom Blog

A Message to Our Users - Zoom Blog

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 1280: Zoom Under The Microscope

When you include things in your life you don't need, you have…problems. Or if you include software bits you don't need, you leak customer data to Facebook like Zoom did. Fortunately Zoom acted swiftly and corrected the issue.

When you include things in your life you don’t need, you have…problems. Or if you include software bits you don’t need, you leak customer data to Facebook like Zoom did. Fortunately Zoom acted swiftly and corrected the issue.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 1279: Minimize Dependencies

Now that we're all working from home and using Zoom, Teams, or what have you, can we all invest a little more in audio quality for the sake of everyone else?

Now that we’re all working from home and using Zoom, Teams, or what have you, can we all invest a little more in audio quality for the sake of everyone else?

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 1278: Upping The Audio Quality

So far I am on track to meet my goal.

So far I am on track to meet my goal.

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PhoneBoy Speaks Ep 1277: Jogging 2020 in 2020 Update

Another origin story, this time for the No Agenda Ringtones page.

Wherein I provide an origin story for my name that leads into why virtual facetime hasn't caught on yet, current circumstances not withstanding.

With a lot of people having to do things from home due to the Coronavirus, it's really obvious that our broadband isn't up to snuff in the US.