The Vergecast

Zoom's privacy concerns, Apple buys Dark Sky, and Sprint is dead

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Nilay, Dieter, and Paul talk to Tom Warren about Zoom's privacy and security concerns.

The crew also looks back at the history of Sprint after it finally merged with T-Mobile.

Paul's weekly segment "If I were a rich man" updates the keyboard-in-the-front club.

The show ends with some chat about Apple buying the weather app Dark Sky and allowing in-app rentals on their mobile devices.

Stories discussed in this episode:

  • After walkouts, Amazon pledges temperature checks and masks in all warehouses
  • Jeff Bezos’ space company is pressuring employees to launch a tourist rocket during the pandemic
  • Zoom is leaking some user information because of an issue with how the app groups contacts
  • Zoom faces a privacy and security backlash as it surges in ...
  • Zoom announces 90-day feature freeze to fix privacy and ...
  • Zoom isn't actually end-to-end encrypted 
  • Zoom quickly fixes 'malware-like' macOS installer with new ...
  • Microsoft aims to win back consumers with new Microsoft 365 subscriptions
  • T-Mobile completes merger with Sprint, John Legere steps down as CEO
  • Sprint is dead. Long live Sprint
  • What’s next for Sprint customers now that the T-Mobile merger has gone through?
  • Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 review: AMD has rewritten the rules
  • Apple now lets some video streaming apps bypass the App Store cut
  • Amazon Prime Video now allows in-app rentals and purchases on the iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV
  • Apple acquires popular weather app Dark Sky and will shut down the Android version

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